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  1. American firms smell blood in the trade waters

    The Trump administration’s war against international competition continues with the U.S. Commerce Department’s ruling this week that Bombardier, an aerospace and transportation company based in Montreal, sold planes to U.S.-based Delta ...

  2. NAFTA negotiations—Canada has it backwards on worker choice

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, September 16, 2017 All eyes are on the NAFTA renegotiation currently underway in Mexico City. And rightfully so. The United States is Canada’s most important trade partner, with the livelihood of many ...

  3. Freer trade within Canada would benefit Ontario

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 16, 2017 Protecting free trade in the NAFTA negotiations is important, but Ontario can also strengthen its economy by lowering trade barriers between Canadian provinces. This week, an intensive round of negotiations ...

  4. NAFTA negotiations—Canada should not object to increased domestic competition

    Appeared in the Financial Post, August 15, 2017 Congressional rules in America being what they are, the U.S. administration has already tipped its hand ahead of this week’s NAFTA negotiations in Washington, D.C. The report released by the Office of the U ...

  5. The Fate of NAFTA: Possible Scenarios and their Implications for Canada

    The United States, Canada, and Mexico are scheduled to commence negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in mid-August 2017. While many observers believe that the negotiations will be “successful,” in that the Agreement will ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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, ...

  8. Trade war with U.S. states would hurt Ontario economy

    Last week, Texas lawmakers passed a protectionist “Buy American” bill, which would require public construction projects in the state to use iron and steel manufactured in the U.S. The bill, which now only requires the signature of the ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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, ...