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USMCA has been ratified in Mexico, and the trade deal has been gaining momentum in Canada.  However, the trade deal appears to be stalled in Washington D.C.   Or is it?   Representative Dan Newhouse, a supporter of USMCA says he’s happy with the progress he’s seen.  He said it helps to have...

Following a visit to the United States, Japan’s Prime Minister met with Justin Trudeau of Canada to strengthen trade ties. In a news release from Canada, officials said the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the strategic partnership between Canada and Japan. The ...

The leaders of the North American countries signed the USMCA (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement) Friday at the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.   “The USMCA is the largest, most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history," said President Trump.   "...

The Canadian government says it is strengthening ties with China following the third Canada-China Annual Leaders' Dialogue. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed bilateral trade and investment by expanding cooperation in sectors including agriculture...

Canada’s Prime Minister says the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement allows Canada to move forward with trade talks with China. Despite a provision in the text of the agreement that allows the U.S. to opt-out of the deal if Canada or Mexico engages with China, Justin Trudeau claims the provisions were “watered down” in the final version of the agreement. He told the Glob...

Stalled NAFTA talks between the U.S. and Canada are expected to continue this week, as the U.S. desires to reach a deal by September 30th.  Informal talks are likely over the next few days, according to Reuters, as global attention turns towards a U.N. meetin...

Talks between Canada and the U.S. regarding NAFTA are intensifying in Washington, D.C.  Bloomberg says Canadian dairy farmers recently told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to use access to the protected Canadian dairy market as a bargaining chip.  The Dai...

The United States still demands a dairy fix in NAFTA talks, but Canada still wants to protect its dairy industry. While Canada may be ready to give some concessions on dairy market access, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his allies have strong political motivations to stand firm...

Trade officials from Canada returned to the U.S. Wednesday as part of NAFTA talks. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland resumed talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, but there are so far no major developments on the contentious issues being discussed, including dairy market access and the dispute settlement mechanism, top issues for Canada, which wants protection to remain

Canada is now under strong U.S. pressure to deal on NAFTA, as U.S. farm leaders wait to see whether the Canadians will budge on a key protectionist dairy policy.  U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer plans to give Congress a required 90-days-notice the White House will submit a preliminary NAFTA deal with Mexico with hopes to broker one with Canada, later   But, Canadian Prime Minister Just