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Lutnick says Trump views CUSMA as ‘a bad deal,’ needs to be ‘re-imagined’ – National | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday suggested the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) may need to be substantially reworked before it’s renewed, saying U.S. President Donald Trump views it as “a bad deal.” Speaking at the Semafor World Economy summit in Washington, Lutnick took particular aim at the agreement’s impact on the […]

LeBlanc says Canada ‘won’t be the source of any delay’ in renewing CUSMA – National | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his side “certainly won’t be the source of any delay” in resolving negotiations on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) that are expected to culminate this summer. Speaking to Global News after appearing at the House of Commons standing committee on international trade Thursday, LeBlanc acknowledged public […]

U.S. tariff talks suspended by Trump have resumed ‘in a sense’: LeBlanc – National | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] Talks between Canada and the United States to reduce sectoral tariffs have resumed “in a sense,” Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump suspended them last fall. “We were in the process of advancing, we thought, in a positive way on the sectoral tariffs — that was the discussion […]

Republican bill takes aim at Online Streaming Act and threatens retaliation – National | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] A Republican bill introduced Thursday takes aim at Canada’s Online Streaming Act and threatens retaliatory measures for the “discriminatory” policy, including additional tariffs and even changes to the North American free trade agreement. The legislation from U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania would launch a U.S. Trade Representative investigation into whether the Canadian law […]

Trump keeps carveout under CUSMA in new 10 per cent global tariff – National | Globalnews.ca

[ad_1] The majority of Canadian exports will remain exempted from Donald Trump’s new 10 per cent global levy, as the U.S. president pivots after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his plans to realign global trade. A fact sheet from the White House said the latest tariff will not hit goods compliant under the […]

LeBlanc says he’ll meet with Trump’s trade rep to talk about CUSMA review – National | Globalnews.ca