‘We can’t take their word’: U.S. ignoring 2019 deal to guide return of steel and aluminum tariffs
A 2019 Canada-U.S. agreement and a 2018 CUSMA side letter mandated that consultations were required before tariffs could be imposed.
The paradox of free trade
Bad economics sometimes makes for good politics.
Trade war with U.S. requires ‘measured response,’ and reduced interprovincial trade barriers and regulatory burdens, say business leaders
The U.S. is ‘looking for weakness,’ according to the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, who called the trade war an ‘unprecedented set of threats, and no one’s going to go unhurt.’
Canada’s defence shifts from ‘we are in this together’ to ‘you are on your own’
Canadians can no longer assume that our main security partner will join us in the defence of North America.
Canada alone? What other world leaders have said publicly about Trump’s ’51st state’ threats
International affairs professor Michael Manulak says world leaders are holding back comment so far because they’re ‘unsure about how serious to take the 51st-state rhetoric and whether it was genuine or whether it was just bluster.’
Will the U.S. control Canada’s supplement market?
The time for action is now. Canada has the opportunity to ensure a healthier, stronger future for all Canadians by standing up for its natural health product sector and its dedicated entrepreneurs.
Starting a trade war against the world’s most pro-American democracy does not Make America Great Again
If Trump goes through with what The Wall Street Journal has called the ‘dumbest trade war in history,’ there’s no telling where that road will take us. But the meaning of America’s word and the value of America’s signature will never be the same again.
Premiers send ‘strong message’ in D.C., but defusing Trump’s tariff bomb a big hurdle, say observers
Canada’s premiers made their way to the White House for a meeting with senior advisers to the U.S. president on Feb. 12.
New Finnish envoy hopes to see Canada’s EU trade pact fully online
New Ambassador Hanna-Leena Korteniemi says CETA is a ‘standing speaking point’ for Finland to its EU counterparts.
Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city
Local Liberal MP Terry Sheehan says there were lessons from the 2018 tariffs and Canada’s response. ‘They were lobbing grenades at us—like they’re doing now—and we came back with lasers and hit them.’
