The Washington-based Plastics Industry Association added its voice this week to a chorus of complaints about the proposal to ban some single use plastics.

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

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.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to join the talks, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this week's pressing parliamentary business and the continuing threat of renewed U.S. tariffs against Canadian aluminum exports.

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.

Let's cut to the bottom line: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump really don't like each other, Bill Kelly says.

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

There's new conflict over aluminum. Precisely why remains a mystery to trade and industry insiders, although it's likely the result of COVID-19, international metals arbitrage, Russian-made aluminum and President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement took effect on Canada Day, coming at an important time for Alberta, according to one cabinet minister.

The Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) launched Wednesday, as the global economy and international trade reel from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.