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Former U.S. trade official reveals relations with Canada during NAFTA talks were at their worst since 1812 War
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks on as Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister for North America Jesus Seade, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sign documents during a meeting at the Presidential Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero
energy and resources
Ottawa urged to back U.S., not TC Energy, in US$15-billion lawsuit over demise of Keystone XL project
In this Dec. 18, 2020 photo, pipes to be used for the Keystone XL pipeline are stored in a field near Dorchester, Neb. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Machian /Omaha World-Herald via AP
opinion
Biden’s White House will fight hard against Alberta’s $1.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline lawsuit
Lawrence Herman
world
Mexico’s president says proposed electricity reform does not violate U.S.-Canada trade deal
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a working breakfast with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, October 8, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
report on business
Kenney says Alberta may pursue NAFTA action over Keystone XL pipeline
***FOR ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY RB-CD-KEYSTONE-0610** KXL pipe yard in Oyen, Alberta on Friday, August 21, 2020. The pipe has been sent back and forth a number of times after false starts on the project. Amber Bracken ***FOR ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY RB-CD-KEYSTONE-0610**
alberta
Alberta to pursue compensation through NAFTA for U.S. decision on Keystone XL, Kenney says
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivers a statement on the construction of the long-delayed 8 billion dollar Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Todd Korol
canada
Keystone is cancelled but there’s scope for green energy deals with U.S.
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opinion
Keystone is dead, and the remnants of NAFTA are Alberta’s best slim hope of getting its money back
Campbell Clark
opinion
Can Biden restore U.S. leadership in the world with a divided nation?
Campbell Clark
report on business
Trade deficit narrows, but numbers point to slowing domestic economy
Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in Halifax on August 25, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
opinion
Ontario’s automotive reindustrialization? Not so fast
Greig Mordue
opinion
When it comes to trade, Canadians should temper their enthusiasm for Joe Biden
Lawrence Herman
politics
Brian Mulroney says he’s confident Biden will help heal U.S. divisions, end absence of leadership under Trump
Brian Mulroney and Joe Biden
featured reports
USMCA helps to calm North America’s pandemic qualms
Flavio Volpe, President of Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, poses for a photo in Toronto on September 6, 2014. (Michelle Siu for The Globe and Mail)
politics
U.S. removes tariffs on Canadian aluminum but imposes quotas on future shipments
U.S. axes tariffs on Canadian aluminum but imposes quotas on future shipments
featured reports
Canadian auto exports bounce back after pandemic shutdown
Toronto, May 21 2008 Rob Wildeboer, Martinrea International Inc. Executive Chairman and co-founder , talks during the AGM of the corporation at Paramount Conference Event on Dairy Road, Vaughan, Ont. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
opinion
The auto industry is suffering, but with a helping hand from the government it can flourish once more
Jerry Dias
opinion
Trump’s aluminum tariffs have Glencore’s prints all over them
Konrad Yakabuski
canada
Ottawa plans to retaliate after Trump imposes tariffs on aluminum
U.S. President Donald Trump wears a protective face mask due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as he tours the assembly line at a Whirlpool Corporation washing machine factory in Clyde, Ohio, U.S., August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
opinion
Biden’s new nationalism could leave Canada behind
Lawrence Martin
analysis
Two Amigos? AMLO goes to Washington to meet with Trump without Trudeau
Handout picture released by Mexico's Presidency press office showing Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during his morning conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, on July 7, 2020. - Lopez Obrador informed Tuesday he tested negative for COVID-19, ahead of his official visit to the US to meet President Donald Trump. (Photo by - / Mexican Presidency / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO / MEXICAN PRESIDENCY - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/Mexican Presidency/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
As new NAFTA takes effect, much remains undone
As new NAFTA takes effect, much remains undone
opinion
Canada, I know you can beat COVID-19
Brian Mulroney
canada
Ethics watchdog probes whether former Canadian envoy to U.S. has broken conflict-of-interest rules
Canada's ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, attends a news conference by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington at the Embassy of Canada, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Washington next week to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the ratification of the new North American trade agreement and China's detention of two Canadians. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
report on business
Growing U.S.-China tensions thrust new North American trade deal into spotlight
Canada, Mexico, and U.S. flags stand ahead of trade negotiations in Mexico City on Sept. 5, 2017.
opinion
Why is the United States delaying approval of the new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico?
Lawrence L. Herman
canada
Trump gives FEMA power to restrict trade of essential goods into Canada despite warning from Trudeau
Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
politics
Kirsten Hillman officially named Canadian ambassador to the U.S.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, second from right, and acting Canadian ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman, right, look on during a meeting on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, in a Nov. 6, 2019, file photo.
opinion
In these dire times, the Trump-Trudeau border truce could unravel any moment
Lawrence Martin
opinion
The USMCA cultural poison pill: Why the broadcast panel report could lead to millions in tariff retaliation
Michael Geist
opinion
The new free-trade deal shows how the ratification process needs help
Elizabeth Smythe
international business
What is in the new North American trade pact?
National flags representing Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. are lit by stage lights at the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, renegotiations, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Senators on Capitol Hill have finally approved the latest version of North America's free trade pact. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Marco Ugarte
report on business
U.S. House approves USMCA trade deal
House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walk from the House floor in the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2019
world
After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kellogg Arena, in Battle Creek, Mich., on Dec. 18, 2019.
u.s. business
Automakers to pay $3-billion in new U.S. tariffs under USMCA: budget estimate
A carrier trailer transports Toyota vehicles for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes