Canadians will cut the Liberals slack on NAFTA for negotiating with ‘crazy man’ Trump, say pollsters
The Liberals won’t be punished by voters if they head into next year’s federal election campaign without a finished NAFTA renegotiation, some pollsters say, and Canadians will cut them slack for trying to strike a deal with the unpredictable U.S. President Donald Trump. But Nanos Research chair Nik Nanos said the Grits would be taking […]
How Canada should use Saudi spat to its advantage
Among almost 200 independent nations across the world, there are probably few more different in their national characters than Canada and Saudi Arabia. The current diplomatic dispute erupted when Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, and her department tweeted concerns after several social activists were arrested in Saudi Arabia, including Samar Badawi, sister of imprisoned dissident […]
Carr’s new mandate signals feds pushing to ‘change conversation’ on trade, politicos say
Despite Ottawa’s effort to rebrand the trade portfolio, International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr’s mandate seems to largely mirror the priorities of his predecessor, as revealed in his new mandate letter, released on Tuesday by the government. Mr. Carr (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) was shuffled from his previous post as natural resources minister in mid-July. With […]
Next year’s election will shine a light on trade
The U.S. and Mexico have announced a tentative trade deal, putting the pressure directly on Canada and Prime Minister Trudeau to get back to the table and negotiate with President Trump, who says that, “if (Canada) would like to negotiate fairly we will do that.” The U.S. president also pointed out that Canadian supply management […]
No change for Canada despite U.S.-Mexico trade pact, trade experts say
A preliminary trade agreement between Mexico and the United States won’t alter Canada’s place in a future trilateral agreement between the three North American countries, trade experts say. With Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on the phone, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a trade deal with Mexico that he said would replace NAFTA. […]
How Canada landed at the top of Trump’s trade-enemies list
OTTAWA—The uproar over milk pricing that morphed into the growing United States-Canada trade war began 18 months ago with a series of letters that appeared to put the livelihoods of some American dairy farmers at risk. About 75 Wisconsin and Minnesota dairy farms (out of the 40,219 in the U.S.) received a letter from milk […]
Ag industry issues important to track in uncertain economy
Re: “Politics This Morning: MacAulay sits down with G20 peers in Argentina; Hussen talks helping newcomers integrate,” (The Hill Times, July 26, online). I am, as an Alberta sugar beet grower anxious about the escalating trade disputes with the United States, glad to see The Hill Times highlight the important work of our agriculture minister […]
Royal visit ‘peak’ of Belgian envoy’s posting, despite elusive CETA stamp
As Raoul Delcorde closes out his four-year diplomatic term this month, he’ll return to Brussels with 46 new agreements between Belgium and Canada—but that doesn’t include the finalized pact he’d expected coming in. The Belgian ambassador to Canada arrived in Ottawa in early September 2014, mere weeks before then-Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper hosted European leaders […]
Is Trudeau about to make Peterson’s mistake?
It’s the right time to call an early election, despite the fact that the government is barely three years into its mandate, said the pundits and some, though not all, Liberal insiders. The trade arrangements with the United States were worrisome and there were plenty of signs that some kind of recession was in the […]
After election, Pakistan’s top envoy expects he’s on his way out
With a new government forming in Pakistan, High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, a political appointee, said he will likely be headed home. Last month’s elections represent the first time Pakistan has had uninterrupted democratically elected leadership for three straight terms, an achievement that Mr. Khan said bodes well for the future of his country, which celebrated […]
