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Posted June 11, 2018
President Trump and two of his top advisers reacted with hostile outrage to remarks by Trudeau at the G7 meeting stating firmly that Canada would not be “pushed around” by its largest trading partner. Continue Reading
Posted October 20, 2017
Trade consultant ImpactECON predicts that the end of NAFTA would lead to a net loss of more than a quarter-million American jobs over 3-5 years, with Mexico and Canada faring even worse. Continue Reading
Posted October 19, 2017
Downplaying a move intended to avoid a damaging trade dispute, Boeing contends that its Canadian rival’s CSeries jets could still be hit with 300% duties, even if they are assembled in the U.S. Continue Reading
Posted October 17, 2017
Sabotaging the NAFTA negotiations appears to be the primary goal of the aggressive series of demands being made by the Trump administration that effectively call the whole project into question. Continue Reading
Posted October 16, 2017
The administration is playing such extreme hardball with Canada and Mexico that many Congressional staffers are reportedly asking “when” not “if” Trump will submit his NAFTA withdrawal notice. Continue Reading
Posted October 13, 2017
In order to champion his “America First” agenda to his base, Trump reportedly decided to take aim at KORUS, instead of NAFTA, which would have more serious political and economic repercussions. Continue Reading
