Mexico takes firm stance on U.S. incursion in Venezuela as Canada walks cautious line ahead of CUSMA review

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, while Prime Minister Mark Carney didn’t directly mention the United States when responding to the raid.
Senate committee casts doubt on feds’ ability to move on Africa strategy without new funds, calls for action plan

The Africa strategy was released last March without any new funding or timelines attached. In the months since its release, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee still has questions about how that’s viable.
Scrap the Indo-Pacific Strategy: a pragmatic path for Canadian sovereignty

The 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy is a relic of an era where Canada blindly outsourced its foreign policy to Washington, D.C. That era is over.
Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

Our test is to prove him wrong, and not sacrifice the future for the present.
Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

U.S. President Donald Trump recently said in December that he may let CUSMA expire or work out another deal with Canada and Mexico.
Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

Canada and Mexico are the only nations in the trade bloc that have not yet ratified the United Kingdom’s entry into the deal, meaning that Canadian businesses can’t trade with those in the U.K. under the CPTPP’s terms.
New GAC report on ‘game-changing’ Canada-Indonesia deal reduces projected export growth by more than half

Global Affairs Canada’s projections for export growth to Indonesia dropped to an expected $216-million after five years, from initial suggestions that exports ‘could’ increase by $477-million.
CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

The U.S. may begin to apply tariffs or other barriers to enhance its domestic production, and if that happens, Canada will need a plan not just to respond, but also to thrive.
A new morning for Canada-Japan economic relations

Japan’s largest business organization paid an early-December visit to Canada, underscoring the strong determination to deepen economic ties between the two countries.
‘Most dangerous period that we’ve been in’: Carney urged to bolster ‘Team Canada’ approach ahead of CUSMA review

The Carney government isn’t repeating many of the same steps that allowed Canada to come out of the NAFTA renegotiations with a trade deal intact even though the U.S. president can do more damage to the Canadian economy this time around, says Senator Hassan Yussuff.