Bombardier responded to American trade action by marrying a foreign competitor and deciding to move some production to the U.S. Canadian dairy processors have responded to supply management’s restrictions by buying companies and expanding into the U.S. How would Canadian-based food companies respond to the cancellation of the North American Free Trade Agreement? Some economists […] Read more
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No fall-back deal in effect if NAFTA axed
With North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations faltering, it’s possible that the U.S. could walk away from the talks and kill the deal. Should that happen, a few observers have said the original U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement would take effect. That would lead to negotiations between Canada and the United States to up-date that deal. […] Read more
Latest NAFTA talks wrap, U.S. demands Canada end supply management
The fourth round of NAFTA negotiations wrapped up earlier this week with one certainty: there will be more talks. Despite an earlier U.S.-imposed deadline of the end of this year to reach a deal, trade representative Robert Lighthizer announced the country would participate in negotiations at least until the end of next March. The fifth […] Read more
Federal government defends supply management at NAFTA
Canada will continue to defend its supply management system for dairy in the face of American demands for greater transparency and access in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay said Oct. 16 the Canadian government and its negotiators remain firm in their support. In a conference call from Europe, where […] Read more
U.S. rancher backs free trade
MCVILLE, N.D. — Dan Rorvig looks like a cattleman should look. Dressed in jeans, cowboy boots, a tan vest, cowboy hat, a Lanny McDonald-style mustache and crow’s feet around his eyes, Rorvig has the appearance of a rancher from Hollywood central casting. What’s different about Rorvig, aside from his glasses, is he doesn’t have the […] Read more
Feds remain staunch supporters of supply management
Canada will continue to defend its supply management system for dairy in the face of American demands for greater transparency and access in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said Oct. 16 the Canadian government and its negotiators remain firm in their support. In a conference call from Europe, where […] Read more
Will the U.S. pull out of NAFTA?
Journalists, lobbyists and anyone in Washington, D.C., with an interest in trade likely has an opinion about the following question: if negotiations stall, will U.S. President Donald Trump walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement? Some trade analysts have said Trump’s threats are a strategic bluff to get a better deal for the […] Read more
No panic from Canada, Mexico over threat to terminate NAFTA
Donald Trump has been in full bully-boy mode about NAFTA, twice threatening to “terminate” it in recent days. And his U.S. Trade Representative immediately tabled a demand to eliminate the Chapter 19 dispute settlement mechanism, a provision that Canada and Mexico have often said is key to protecting them against the overwhelming power of the […] Read more
Navigating NAFTA: the path forward
With the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement slated to begin in a few weeks, the Alberta Wheat Commission has been assessing the potential impacts on the Canadian grains sector and communicating farmers’ concerns to the federal government. Key to these efforts was AWC’s contribution to the government’s NAFTA consultations. NAFTA has benefitted […] Read more
U.S. dairy lobby increases pressure on Canada, NAFTA fight looms
OTTAWA/WINNIPEG (Reuters) — The United States dairy lobby is ratcheting up pressure on Canada as talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement draw closer. The U.S. lobby is demanding concessions the Canadian government looks unwilling to grant, according to people familiar with the file. That could lead to a brawl that sours efforts […] Read more
