NAFTA Negotiations

• Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum: A timeline of key events since 2017

  The United States is once again imposing tariffs on some imported Canadian aluminum products and Canada is gearing up to retaliate with reciprocal tariffs.

  World

  Aug 7, 2020
  
• Trudeau’s response to Trump’s Sharpie diplomacy ‘gave as good as it got’: US-Canada expert

  U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly sent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau handwritten Sharpie notes back in 2017, according to Axios.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2019
  
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• Quebec cautiously embraces signing of USMCA

  Quebec's economy minister said he is concerned about the impact the new NAFTA deal will have on dairy producers and steel and aluminum workers in this province.

  Economy

  Nov 30, 2018
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• USMCA to be signed Friday outside G20 with Trudeau, Trump and Nieto in attendance

  Global News has confirmed that the United States Canada Mexico Agreement (USMCA) will be signed Friday morning in Buenos Aires just outside the margins of the G20 summit.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2018
• Could new NAFTA deal be signed next week? Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful

  Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he's hopeful the newly struck North American free-trade deal will be signed next week.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2018
• Why some experts say scrapping part of NAFTA’s Ch. 11 is Canada’s biggest win with USMCA

  "It was the No. 1 obstacle to actually calling ourselves an independent country in our entire legal framework, ever since we repatriated the Constitution. It’s as simple as that," one expert said.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2018
• Alberta dairy farmer explains why he’s disappointed with NAFTA replacement

  Conrad van Hierden says he is feeling a little sour following the Canadian government’s announcement that they have reached a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

  Economy

  Oct 1, 2018
• ‘Close, but not there yet’: Sources say U.S. and Canada near NAFTA deal

  With little time left ahead of a deadline to agree to a renewed NAFTA, Canadian and U.S. trade officials on Sunday tried to settle differences on tough issues such as protection against American tariffs.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2018
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• ‘We are not working towards a deadline’: Marc Garneau on Canada’s NAFTA approach

  In an interview with The West Block's Mercedes Stephenson, Minister of Transport Marc Garneau explains why the Canadian government isn't eager to set a NAFTA deadline.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2018
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• Canada and U.S. make progress on NAFTA in last-ditch talks: Sources

  Canada and the United States on Saturday narrowed their differences in last-ditch talks to save NAFTA  but there is no guarantee an agreement will be forged, two Ottawa sources said.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2018