Trade Negotiations

• Brexit is official. Here’s what happens next

  The official withdrawal took place at 11 p.m. London time on Friday after EU lawmakers approved a deal in Parliament earlier in the week.

  World

  Jan 31, 2020
  
• Trump says trade deal with China could be reached in four weeks

  U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who is leading the talks for the Trump administration, said there were still some "major, major issues" to resolve and praised Liu's commitment to reform in China.

  Economy

  Apr 4, 2019
  
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• NAFTA uncertainty ‘front and centre’ in Bank of Canada decision to hold interest rate: official

  Carolyn Wilkins acknowledged it's difficult for the central bank to estimate the "highly uncertain" economic fallout from tit-for-tat tariffs between Canada and the U.S., and the resulting blow to business confidence.

  Consumer

  Sep 6, 2018
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• Vicente Fox, former Mexican president, believes Canada needs to make concessions in NAFTA talks

  Fox thought a tri-lateral agreement would be in the cards, but said a different avenue presented itself.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2018
• Chrystia Freeland says Canada ‘very encouraged’ by progress in U.S.-Mexico NAFTA talks

  Freeland says she's "very encouraged" by signals from Washington that the U.S. and Mexico are close to figuring out their bilateral issues within the three-country North American Free Trade Agreement.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2018
• US not expected to budge on labour mobility as NAFTA talks enter next round of negotiations

  No progress is expected in the third round of negotiations, which start this weekend in Ottawa.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2017
• 20% of preliminary duties end on Canadian lumber companies

  Canadian softwood lumber producers are getting a temporary reprieve with the ending of preliminary countervailing duties.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2017
• U.S. softwood duties on Canada see German imports grow dramatically

  U.S. imports of softwood from Germany have grown tenfold in the first half of the year as punishing duties pushed imports of Canadian softwood down.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2017
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• Here’s what Canada wants from the NAFTA negotiations

  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has outlined Canada's goals for the upcoming NAFTA re-negotiation.

  Politics

  Aug 14, 2017
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• Canada, U.S. closing in on softwood lumber deal but foreign wood a sticking point

  Canada and the United States must chop down one big, remaining impediment to a deal on softwood lumber.

  Aug 1, 2017