Trade Agreement

• Lumber industry and home building materials seeing a drastic increase in price, shortages

  The current price of common western spruce and fir two-by-four is US$1,120 per 1,000 cubic board feet. That is almost triple the price of lumber pre-COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Apr 12, 2021
  
• Canada’s dairy industry will lose $100M if CUSMA takes effect in July: senator

  Sen. Don Plett warned the dairy industry's "quota year" for a number of key products begins in August, and many of the terms of the trade agreement are tied directly to the production calendar.

  Economy

  Apr 28, 2020
  
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• Premiers headed for Washington to celebrate CUSMA with American counterparts

  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will also be there for meetings with U.S. officials on the margins of the conference.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2020
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• Canadian politicians need to put politics aside and ratify CUSMA — ASAP

  It would be rather disastrous for Canada to suddenly decide we’re not on board with the new NAFTA at this point, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Jan 25, 2020
• U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approves trade pact with Canada, Mexico

  The measure goes to Trump for his signature.

  World

  Jan 16, 2020
• U.S., Mexico seek end to tensions over labour standards in new CUSMA deal

  Tuesday saw the U.S. Congress setting out how Washington planned to send attaches south to monitor application of Mexican labor laws, which Democratic lawmakers worry are too lax. Over the weekend, the Mexican government objected to the plan.

  Economy

  Dec 16, 2019
• Okanagan wineries hopeful new trade agreement won’t hurt too much

  It is a trade agreement that could hurt Okanagan wineries.

  News

  Oct 3, 2018
• B.C. government will no longer be allowed to block U.S. wines from grocery store shelves

  Grocery store shelves lined only with B.C. made wines are soon going to look different.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2018
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• Canadian dairy farmers receive a $250-million boost by feds

  A federally-funded program that invests in dairy farms will allow the dairy industry to expand.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2018
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• European leaders maintain support for G7 communique despite Donald Trump withdrawal

  The official was reacting after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Saturday that he was backing out of the G7 communique drawn up at a summit in Canada.

  Economy

  Jun 10, 2018