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1. Canadian cheers over pending USMCA may be short-lived

   After months of negotiations and the insertion of new enforcement provisions that provide for U.S. monitoring of Mexico’s labour-market practices, with penalties for non-compliance, U.S. House Democrats announced this week they had ...

2. Fighting over meat-labelling rules isn’t ‘COOL’

   The latest installment in the ongoing dispute between Canada and the United States concerning the U.S. country-of-origin labelling (or COOL) requirements played out recently with a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel decision to award ...

3. Liberal victory may mean more cooperation with the U.S. but less growth

   Unlike most political events in Canada, the Liberal Party’s victory in last week’s federal election captured substantial attention in U.S. media outlets. One reason is that Justin Trudeau is young and photogenic. A second is that he is ...

4. Canada faces increased competition in U.S. market

   Canada’s exports to the United States have always been a major contributor to the level of economic activity in Canada. To illustrate, Canada’s exports as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) equaled around 27 per cent in 2014, while ...