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1. 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 ...

2. Trump eyes withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

   Rumour has it, President Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, killing another legacy of the Obama administration. It’s still possible that this is a negotiating ploy, and the president is waiting for ...

3. Defence spending in Canada—a look at the data

   Recently in Brussels, U.S. President Donald Trump chastised several NATO members—including Canada—for not meeting their commitment to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on national defence. Canada is among the 23 of 28 ...

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. Panic over Trump’s EPA overhaul much ado about nothing

   Environmental activist groups often oppose anyone who may have a less-aggressive green agenda then they do. ...

6. 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, ...

7. Canada’s current agricultural supply management system—not worth fighting for

   In one of his continuing stream of complaints and threats to dissolve NAFTA, President Trump recently took aim at Canada’s dairy industry stating that the U.S. can’t let Ottawa “take advantage” of the trade relationship, and that what ...

8. Trump’s tax plans stall—along with growth prospects in the U.S. and Canada

   In early January, President Trump restated his campaign pledge that he would cut taxes “massively.” Trump’s pledge to reduce taxes has been seen as a major factor in the increase in U.S. equity prices. From Trump’s election until early ...

9. Trump’s NAFTA plans (and the impact on Canada) beginning to take shape

   After denouncing NAFTA during his presidential campaign as the worst trade agreement ever signed by the United States, the President Donald Trump has been vague about specific objectives with regard to renegotiating the trade agreement. ...

10. Trump’s deconstruction of Obama climate policy has major implications for Canada

    Once again, the regulatory landscape involving climate change has shifted under the feet of both the United States and Canada, as President Donald Trump has finally fulfilled his pledge to unwind Barack Obama’s climate change policies. ...