Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer have released a joint statement confirming that a new trade deal has been reached to replace NAFTA. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
The U.S.-Mexico pact has prompted many of Canada’s business and political leaders to ramp up pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cut his own deal with the United States. Continue reading
With time running out ahead of a U.S.-imposed deadline of the end of September, negotiators are making slow progress on updating NAFTA. Continue reading
Canada would already have a new NAFTA deal if the Conservatives were in power, party leader Andrew Scheer says, but he made no mention of how he would approach some of the negotiations’ key sticking points. Continue reading
Sources say Thursday’s talks between Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer were dominated by efforts to secure a commitment from the Americans that a new NAFTA deal would mitigate the risk of such tariffs. Continue reading
The economic outlook from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development placed much of the blame on trade fears. Continue reading
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Donald Trump told reporters that Canada cannot keep charging the United States a 300 per cent tariff on dairy products. Continue reading
Freeland maintains that, while a deal that’s beneficial for all three countries is “absolutely possible,” she adds that “it’s going to take flexibility on all sides.” Continue reading