Category Archives: United States
Preparing for CUSMA Re-Negotiations
PM Brian Mulroney-His Trade Legacy under Threat
Canadian Trade Under Threat by Biden’s Tax Credit Plan
2021 Trade Priorities: Make CUSMA Work & Fix the WTO
Seven Trade Moves to Watch For Under Joe Biden
Buy American Challenges
COVID-19 Crisis & Trump’s Export Controls
Investment Disputes under NAFTA-An Evaluation
This commentary, published by the C. D. Howe Institute, deals with investor claims under NAFTA Chapter 11 and assesses Canada’s win-loss record over the past 25 years. These arbitrations are coming to an end under the new NAFTA – or CUSMA as it’s called in Canada. I say that’s a welcome development. NAFTA Investment Disputes-Bringing… Read More »
An Illuminating (but Short) History of Canada-US Trade Relations
The threat of Mr. Trump ending the NAFTA negotiations, including the possibility of him sending a notice of US withdrawal from the treaty itself, prompts a brief but interesting review of US-Canada trade relations over the last 150 years. In may come as a surprise to learn that the US has only terminated one trade… Read More »