Ottawa plans to retaliate after Trump imposes tariffs on aluminum
Adrian Morrow, Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail August 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has started a new continental tariff war, reimposing tariffs of 10 per cent on most Canadian aluminum that Canada will match with tariffs of its own. “In response to the American tariffs announced today, Canada will impose countermeasures that will […]
CTV National News: Canada in the crosshairs
Joyce Napier, CTV News August 6, 2020 Canada says it will retaliate against U.S. President Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Watch the full video here
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
On July 1, 2020, the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) entered into force. Signed on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires in November 2018, CUSMA outcomes preserve key elements of the long-lasting trading relationship and incorporate new and updated provisions that seek to address 21st-century trade issues and promote opportunities for […]
Le pari risqué d’un redémarrage de l’industrie de l’auto
Marc Godbout, Radio Canada May 9, 2020 … L’Association des fabricants de pièces automobiles est la voix de plus de 700 manufacturiers canadiens, dont 10 % de ses membres se trouvent au Québec. Son président Flavio Volpe considère que plusieurs de ces acteurs ne peuvent se permettre un faux départ. << Nous n’avons pas droit à l’erreur. Une […]
Political leaders have seen approval ratings surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, poll finds
Robert Benzie, The Toronto Star May 6, 2020 … Trudeau’s Liberals successfully used Ford’s unpopularity in Ontario last fall to mortally wound federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s prospects in Canada’s most populous province. The premier was seen as such an anchor on Scheer that the Tory chief barely mentioned him during the writ period, while […]
Ventilators will be crucial to saving people’s lives, but Ottawa won’t say how many Canada needs as COVID-19 continues to spread
Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star March 19, 2020 OTTAWA—The federal government is refusing to say how many ventilators Canada might need to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, as Ontario and other provinces look to acquire hundreds of additional breathing machines for people who get dangerously sick. Experts say Canada’s supply of ventilators will be crucial to saving […]
‘We could not have got a better deal’: New NAFTA means more work, more security, says expert
CBC News, January 28 ‘If someone says that we can improve it, I challenge them to quantify it,’ says Flavio Volpe The president of the association that represents Canadian automotive parts manufacturers said it’s almost impossible to expect a better agreement than the new NAFTA deal currently before the House of Commons. Flavio Volpe, president […]
After much back and forth, USMCA relief is here at last
Campbell Clark, The Globe & Mail December 10, 2019 This is the end of the lingering psychodrama over replacing NAFTA. The deal signed Tuesday isn’t a massive overhaul of the revamped North American trade deal agreed to last fall. The extra rounds of negotiations tacked on after U.S. President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada […]
U.S. reaches deal with Canada, Mexico on revised USMCA trade pact
Adrian Morrow, The Globe & Mail December 10, 2019 The United States has reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to revise the new North American trade pact and satisfy demands from congressional Democrats, paving the way for ratification of U.S. President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority even as he faces impeachment. The deal for […]
Canadian industry leader calls reported U.S. move to pressure automakers ‘breathtakingly stupid’
By Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Oct. 30, 2019 OTTAWA— The Canadian government is taking a wait-and-see approach to a report the Trump administration wants more power to tell automakers where to locate their production plants. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday that the White House is pursuing its effort in exchange for allowing companies longer to adjust […]
