U.S. House passes trade deal replacing NAFTA, but concerns remain in Canada
David Lawder, Reuters December 19, 2019 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade deal that includes tougher labour and automotive content rules but leaves $1.2 trillion (all figures USD) in annual U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged. The House passed legislation to implement the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement […]
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 […]
Trump administration working with Democrats on USMCA ratification following months of deadlock
Adrian Morrow, Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail June 18, 2019 The Trump administration is working on a deal with congressional Democrats to ratify its overhauled trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, showing the first tentative signs of movement after months of deadlock. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a hearing of the Senate finance […]
Take my NAFTA, please: As Pelosi riffs, questions abound on fate of trade deal
James McCarten The Canadian Press – December 12, 2018 WASHINGTON — North of the border, Canada’s hard-won free-trade deal with the United States and Mexico is considered a matter of existential importance, heavy with implications for workers, businesses and governments of all political stripes. For Nancy Pelosi, it’s a punchline. The California Democrat has been […]
