Tag: Canada
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Read more: Carney says U.S. trade talks will ‘take some time,’ vows Trump won’t dictate the termsWhile the U.S. has talked down CUSMA, Trump’s top trade official says there are ‘good areas’ they want to keep John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that talks with the…
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Read more: Washington demanding ‘entry fee’ from Ottawa before trade talks: sourcesTrump administration demanding concessions before formally launching CUSMA talks, sources tell Radio-Canada Laurence Martin, Fannie Olivier, Daniel Thibeault · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2026 The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an “entry fee” from Canada to engage in trade…
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Read more: Forward Guidance: PM Carney declares U.S. ties now a ‘weakness’ in address to CanadiansIt is pretty rare to see Prime Ministers of Canada make this kind of direct appeal…and the sentiment expressed is one that I never thought I would see in my lifetime. Today, however, many Canadians, including myself,…
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Read more: 2026 US National Trade Estimate ReportThe US National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers comes out every year and details what the US Administration views as foreign country barriers to US trade. This year’s report on Canada has a number of…
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Read more: Janice Charette: we are in good handsPrime Minister Carney’s appointment of Janice Charette as Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States was generally welcomed given her long history service in the Public Service of Canada. I did see some grumbling that she has…
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Read more: Canada-U.S. trade talks have restarted. Here’s what’s at stakeFace-to-face negotiations resume for 1st time since Trump cancelled them in October Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2026 For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations last October — ostensibly over a TV…
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Read more: Report on Canada’s 2025 CUSMA Consultations released
I can’t find a date on this release…I just blundered into it on the Global Affairs website. I either missed it from earlier…or it is just out. Either way, this is so high level that it is…
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Read more: Foreign interference… “good for me…but not for you”It seems like only yesterday, that President Trump and his cabal of cabinet enablers, had a hissy fit and cancelled trade negotiations with Canada. This followed the release of a TV commercial that quoted Ronald Reagan’s thoughts…
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Read more: A needless distraction for CanadaThis has been the “elbows up” year for Canada. In the face of a Trump Administration that has shattered bilateral economic and security relations, the Carney government has launched a national effort to: i) diversify Canadian trade…
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Read more: Like Trump, Benjamin Franklin Sought to Annex CanadaMadelaine Drohan has written a book that I’m putting on my Christmas list. The New York Times gives it some coverage in their “Canada Letter” this morning. By Ian Austen New York Times “Canada Letter” December 6, 2025…