Trump’s ‘America First’ plans may undermine global trade
A nightmarish world in which economic rules don’t apply, and trade is suffocated is in no one’s interest—especially not Canada’s.
‘Unpredictable’ second Trump term requires smoothing out trade irritants with U.S., say lobbyists and advocates
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to renegotiate the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement, which is set for review in 2026.
Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member
The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
Feds recommit to Africa strategy as observers anxious to see long-awaited plan
The feds say $230-million in funding for various diplomacy, development, and trade programs are the ‘first deliverables’ in what will become Canada’s Africa strategy.
Passing the supply management law would only maintain inflated dairy prices
If passed, Bill C-282 would further tie the government’s hands in negotiating future free trade agreements.
Doubt grows that feds’ promise to boost forced labour ban will materialize as House committee deplores ‘inaction’
A bill to strengthen the forced labour import ban was proposed in successive Liberal budgets.
We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador
In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations against India.
‘It’s inviting retaliation’: Bloc supply management bill will have Canada bracing for U.S. response, say trade watchers
CUSMA would likely not have been possible if Bill C-282 were law, says a former U.S. trade negotiator.
‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst
As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.
A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links
A former Canadian envoy praises Ottawa’s new approach to Saudi Arabia, as the NDP says Riyadh has bought Canada’s silence on its human rights record.
