NAFTA

• U.S. formally requests dispute resolution over Canada’s dairy import quotas

  The request marks an escalation of a U.S. complaint first lodged in December 2020, alleging that Canada was improperly allocating some of the USMCA's tariff-rate quotas.

  Canada

  May 25
• U.S. tests CUSMA, issues challenge to Canada’s dairy quotas

  Robert Lighthizer, President Donald Trump's trade ambassador, says the U.S. has made a formal request for consultations to address Canada's limits on a variety of dairy products.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2020
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• Ottawa offering up $691M for egg, poultry farmers hurt by trade deals

  Trade deals with Europe and Pacific countries opened up more of the Canadian market to foreign competitors.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2020
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• Biden says U.S. government contracts must ‘buy American’ to be approved

  Canadian officials on both sides of the border have been talking about plans to sell the U.S. on a different approach: "Buy North American."

  Economy

  Nov 16, 2020
• Trudeau says post-Brexit trade deal with U.K. should be ‘easy,’ done by end of year

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says "bandwidth" in the British government remains a challenge.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020
• 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
• Tariffs unnecessary as North American economy reboots, Trudeau tells Trump

  Trudeau said he made that point to the U.S. president in a phone call earlier Monday.

  Politics

  Jul 13, 2020
• CUSMA won’t limit Canadian retaliation against U.S. tariffs: negotiator

  Steve Verheul say that under the terms of the May 2019 agreement on tariffs, Canada would be able to impose retaliatory levies against American aluminum.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Should Canadians worry about the arrival of more U.S. dairy under CUSMA?

  Under the new CUSMA agreement, Canada will provide U.S. dairy farmers access to about 3.5 per cent of its $16 billion annual domestic dairy market.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2020
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• Trudeau won’t visit Washington to mark new NAFTA, Mexican president says

  He said that the two leaders will instead talk by telephone later on Monday morning.

  Politics

  Jul 6, 2020