Tag: CUSMA Review
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Read more: US “Exceptionalism” on display…Exceptional arroganceThe Lutnick story was all over the news this past week. You know the guy…the one with the constant smirk…Epstein’s friend… I don’t believe for a minute the “officials” clarification. April 17, 2026 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick…
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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: LeBlanc says Canada ‘won’t be the source of any delay’ in renewing CUSMABy Sean Boynton & David Akin Global News April 16, 2026 Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his side “certainly won’t be the source of any delay” in resolving negotiations on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) that are expected…
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Read more: US facing headwinds in trade negotiations with Canada, US ambassador saysThere is something in the DNA of all MAGA-types I guess… their tactic of choice is gaslighting. Ambassador Hoekstra, who has demonstrated to many that he is not the right man for the job, seems to forget…
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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: USTR Greer on CUSMA Review
Several stories on the remarks from USTR Greer to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees … In them he gives a preliminary understanding of what the U.S. Administration took away from the recent USMCA…
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Read more: CUSMA Review 2026…First Steps
The United States Trade Representative office is holding three days of hearings this week “regarding the operation of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) in preparation for the…
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Read more: Trump Official Warns President May Leave His Own Signature Trade Deal
I saw this Newsweek story today. No coincidence as this was Day 2 of the USTR Hearings on USMCA review. Trump has said similar things as well. The key takeaway is they seem to be setting up…