NAFTA
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Canadian Nexus centres to reopen in spring along with U.S. interviews at airportsThe deal, reached on the sidelines of the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City, is intended to further reduce the backlog of applicants for the trusted-traveller program.PoliticsJan 10
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U.S. President Joe Biden to visit Canada in March, White House saysCanada is normally one of the first foreign trips for a new president, but Biden's visit has been delayed, in part due to COVID-19. Biden was elected president in late 2020.CanadaJan 10
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Freeland hits back at Kushner book, calls Trump a ‘bully’ during new NAFTA talksDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says former U.S. President Donald Trump used "bully" tactics during negotiations for a new North American free-trade agreement.CanadaAug 25, 2022
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Alberta government seeking $1.3B from U.S. over cancelled Keystone XL pipelineThe provincial government says it has filed a notice of intent to launch a claim under legacy rules tied to the old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.CanadaFeb 9, 2022
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Canada, Mexico lodge complaint over how U.S. interprets CUSMA auto rulesMexico and Canada favor a more flexible interpretation of the regulations than the United States, which sought an overhaul of NAFTA in order to protect U.S. manufacturing jobs.CanadaJan 13, 2022
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TC Energy files legacy NAFTA claim; seeks $15B in damages after Keystone XL cancellationTC Energy says it will seek more than US$15 billion from the U.S. government in the wake of President Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline's damage permit.MoneyJul 2, 2021
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U.S. formally requests dispute resolution over Canada’s dairy import quotasThe 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.CanadaMay 25, 2021
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U.S. tests CUSMA, issues challenge to Canada’s dairy quotasRobert 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.CanadaDec 9, 2020
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Ottawa offering up $691M for egg, poultry farmers hurt by trade dealsTrade deals with Europe and Pacific countries opened up more of the Canadian market to foreign competitors.CanadaNov 28, 2020
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Biden says U.S. government contracts must ‘buy American’ to be approvedCanadian officials on both sides of the border have been talking about plans to sell the U.S. on a different approach: "Buy North American."EconomyNov 16, 2020
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