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1. An 1854 treaty and the lessons for NAFTA

   With the ongoing NAFTA negotiations and the possibility that the United States is going to leave NAFTA and usher in a new protectionist era for North American trade, it may be instructive to visit the past for some guidance. Canada’s ...

2. Trump’s NAFTA demands, while politically challenging, may ultimately enhance trade environment

   In its recently released 16-page document, the Trump administration announced its specific negotiating objectives for the upcoming NAFTA renegotiation process. The document states at the outset its objective to reduce the U.S. trade ...

3. Softwood lumber dispute—dumping should not be a trade issue

   This week the Trump administration escalated the softwood lumber dispute with Canada when the U.S. Commerce Department imposed a preliminary anti-dumping duty of up to 7.72 per cent on Canadian softwood lumber exports. (In this context, ...

4. NAFTA renegotiation—Canada should brace for a troubling list of demands

   Last week, the newly appointed U.S. trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, wrote to Congressional leaders in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to officially give notice that President Trump will initiate negotiations ...

5. Softwood lumber tariffs—another hostile trade salvo from Trump administration

   The Trump administration this week announced that it will impose new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports. Specifically, the U.S. Commerce Department will apply countervailing duties, ranging from 3 per cent to 24 per cent, ...

6. Renewed softwood lumber dispute may fan U.S. protectionist flames in other industries

   While Canadian and U.S. trade officials negotiate a new softwood lumber agreement (a one-year “standstill” period expired last week), Canadian officials have privately indicated that the price of an agreement demanded by the Americans is ...

7. Growing U.S. protectionism threatens Canada’s forestry industry

   A tentative deal between Canada and the United States on softwood lumber expired at midnight on Oct. 12. The ongoing softwood lumber war between Canada and the U.S. is largely due to American economic protectionism, or more precisely, ...

8. Softwood lumber trade dispute beginning to boil again

   When Prime Minister Trudeau and President Obama met in Ottawa at the end of June, they apparently reached no agreement about how to handle a file that has been an ongoing source of conflict between Canada and the United States since 1982 ...