Participants agree to joint action, future meetings Communist parties from Mexico, the US and Canada met in Mexico City November 28 to December 1 to discuss the USMCA free trade agreement, whose ratification by governments across North America is [...]
The pressure’s on. While Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland gamely smiles and tells reporters every day that a deal on NAFTA is “close”, President Trump tweets that he’ll “cause the ruination of Canada” with 25% tariffs on Canadian-made cars if the [...]
Lopez Obrador, the center-left candidate leading the polls in the July 1 presidential election, says his country should focus on strengthening the domestic market and the rural economy if NAFTA talks fail.
News that the US has withdrawn its demand that would have eliminated automobile assembly and parts plants has left media and NAFTA analysts in Ottawa light-headed.
Canada is a wealthy country with plenty of options for trade. It’s time we adopted a fair trade policy, based on mutually beneficial and multi-lateral trade with the world.
