With mounting trade irritants and looming negotiations, the House Trade Committee faces a ‘time crunch’
A multitude of trade irritants and soon-to-start trade negotiations has left the House Committee on International Trade, which has had one meeting in the six months, with much on its docket while it breaks for Parliament’s winter break. The committee met for the first time in the 44th Parliament on Dec. 13—the first meeting since […]
Feds dive deeper into NAFTA playbook with retaliatory trade threats over looming EV tax credit
With Canada threatening the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs and the suspension of some concessions agreed to in the new NAFTA, it’s back to the old playbook for the federal government. On Dec. 10, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) and International Trade Minister Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) sent a letter to […]
New Italian envoy trumpets Italian-Canadian links on Parliament Hill
With representation in cabinet and in the House of Commons and Senate, Italy’s new envoy in Ottawa is trumpeting the positive effect Italian-Canadians have on Parliament Hill in contributing to better relations between the two G7 nations. Italian Ambassador Andrea Ferrari said having such a large representation of Italian-Canadians in federal politics is “very important” […]
The next potential creeping Canada-U.S. trade beef: beef
As more and more Canadian exports to the U.S. are under threat from a protectionist White House and Congress, a thought-to-be-resolved issue of country-of-origin labelling for Canadian beef exports has re-emerged. In discussions with American counterparts, the Canadian government has spotlighted the issue of an electric vehicle tax credit which could threaten Canada’s auto industry, […]
To end the pandemic, Canada must stop standing in the way of global vaccine equity
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not tired of saying it throughout the pandemic: “No one is safe until everyone is safe.” But Canada’s global vaccine diplomacy has made the world less safe, not more. The emergence of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has been met in Canada with travel bans on several African countries […]
Following Three Amigos summit, Canada looking for friends in U.S. Senate to curtail EV tax credit
Without securing a deal during the Three Amigos summit on an electric vehicle tax credit that is part of the Biden administration’s $1.75-trillion “Build Back Better” legislation, Canada will now turn its eyes to the U.S. Senate to see if it can find supporters of Canada’s position. The American bill, which passed the House of […]
Politics This Morning: The view from the summit
Good Friday morning, Yesterday, all eyes were on a different national capital. For the first time in more than five years, Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU gathered with the leaders of the United States and Mexico for the Three Amigos summit. Top of mind for the Canadian side is a tax credit of up to $12,500 […]
Canada’s contribution to Three Amigos summit needs to go beyond trade concerns: experts
The Three Amigos summit may not have the same warmth as the last time the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States met in Ottawa in 2016, with Canada expected to raise its trade concerns at the first North American Leaders’ Summit in five years. Experts in the Canada-U.S. relationship say they don’t expect […]
Put legal wildlife trade on new Parliament’s agenda to prevent future pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concern about the increasing frequency and severity of infectious diseases, particularly those that arise from animals. The majority of emerging infectious diseases, including the ones with pandemic potential, originate in animals. Yet, human factors drive the risk of these diseases moving from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences. Key […]
Bilateral negotiation ‘important factor’ for full Canadian support of U.K.’s CPTPP accession: memo
Ahead of trade talks with the United Kingdom, Canada is linking London’s effort to join the Pacific rim trade deal to its negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement. Following its exit from the European Union, the U.K. government has sought a multitude of trade agreements, including a bilateral trade pact with Canada and joining […]
