Tag: China
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Read more: Method to the madness…President Trump’s chaotic trade agenda with Canada, and other countries, is usually seen as being all about using tariffs as a lever with bilateral partners to relocate production to the U.S. and to leverage policy decisions that…
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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: Trump’s 2026 Trade Policy Agenda and Annual ReportSomeone has been hard at work trying to make a coherent policy out of the dumpster fire of U.S. trade policy. There are many things that stand out, but the one that always catches my eye is…
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Read more: Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
If you are not from Canada, it may be difficult to understand the rapid, negative reaction to the Trump Administration. However, this report surprised me…and I live here. Dylan Robertson, Canadian Press April 25, 2025 OTTAWA –…
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Read more: Perspectives: Brussels needs to convene a Conversation of the Willing
David Henig writes a great piece in Borderlex today, This is one of the things that has to happen. We will all have our particular battles with the Trump trade approach, but only by coming together and…
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Read more: Trump shatters the North American relationship with aggressive tariff action
This weekend has seen trainwreck that had been foretold, but that I found hard to believe would come to pass. I’m still absorbing it I must say…so much history and international partnerships basically up in smoke. Hard…
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Read more: The USMCA and Canada-China Trade … no clear consensus on what it means for Canada
The recently concluded replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the United States, Mexico, Canada agreement (USMCA) does a number of new things, but one of the most interesting is the clause that requires consultation…
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Read more: Another Trudeau goes to ChinaCanada’s Prime Minister Trudeau is off to China for the G20 meetings and bilateral meetings with Chinese leadership. There is always great expectation around such meetings and lots of analysis. Issues of trade and human rights will…