Posted February 07, 2019
The White House was cautioned by Republican senators in hearings this week not to consider killing NAFTA to pressure lawmakers, saying it would make ratification of the deal “immeasurably harder.” Continue Reading
Posted December 03, 2018
Speaking at a policy forum in New York, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that Ottawa has a “high level of confidence” that ratification of the new NAFTA deal by the U.S. Congress is “achievable.” Continue Reading
Posted February 28, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
One of Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress says lawmakers would pass a “veto-proof” bill to keep the U.S. in NAFTA if the president ever tried following through on his threat to terminate the deal. Continue Reading
Posted January 22, 2018
The consensus among trade experts is not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ Trump is going to pull the plug, according to the former Conservative interim leader and member of Canada’s NAFTA advisory council. Continue Reading
Posted January 19, 2018
President Trump has long been threatening to pull out of NAFTA, and reiterated his stance when he dismissed the agreement as a “bad joke” in a tweet vowing that Mexico will pay for a new border wall. Continue Reading
Posted January 11, 2018
Despite today’s commotion over rumours of NAFTA’s impending demise, financial market traders still see a 75% chance that the Bank of Canada will hike its benchmark interest rate next week. Continue Reading
