Trump and his top trade negotiator, Robert Lighthizer, are especially vociferous critics of the WTO. They argue that the trade organization constrains America’s ability to counter unfair trading practices by China and other countries. Continue reading
By taxing imported steel, Trump risked raising costs for the many U.S. industries that use steel, straining ties with American allies and defying the limits of his authority to unilaterally punish trading partners. Continue reading
The IMF, in an updated economic outlook, projected the global economy would expand by 3% this year, the weakest in a decade. Continue reading
Green Leader Elizabeth May argued that current agreements favour the rights of corporations at the expense of environmental protections. Continue reading
The WTO’s Appellate Body is down to three members from its normal seven, and U.S. has been blocking new appointments in an effort to force reforms. Continue reading
Canada’s trade minister is endorsing a European Union plan to prevent the Trump administration from paralyzing the World Trade Organization’s dispute-settlement body later this year. Continue reading
Despite few avenues for protection from the government, one former Canadian ambassador to Cuba says businesses there have tried to become “self-inoculated” from the lawsuit risk. Continue reading
The Trump administration has decided to allow lawsuits against foreign companies connected to properties seized from American firms during the Cuban revolution. Continue reading
Canada will appeal last week’s decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) which ruled to allow the United States to use “zeroing” on Canada’s softwood lumber. Continue reading
A World Trade Organization ruling approved a long-outlawed U.S. trade policy on Tuesday, when a panel of adjudicators said Washington’s use of “zeroing” to calculate anti-dumping tariffs was permissible in the case of Canadian softwood lumber. Continue reading