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Canada should make the most of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review process
OTTAWA—The Canadian government shouldn’t be passive in the upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review process; it should strive to make the trade agreement more worker- and…
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Making the most of the CUSMA review
In 2026, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will be up for review—and the possibility of political shakeups means that governments should start preparing now.
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Getting serious about enforcing CUSMA’s environmental rules
With annual global carbon emissions from fossil fuels in 2023 reaching the highest ever recorded, the need for urgent action on climate change beyond current…
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Target Mexico: Removing the bias in CUSMA dispute settlement and investor protection
An orderly method for resolving trade disputes with the United States was a top Canadian priority in negotiations toward the 1988 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement…
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The 2026 CUSMA review: prepare for the worst, plan for progress
“The way we see our relationships with each other in many respects is going to be a function of how we see our place in…
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Trinational civil society calls for urgent clarity in CUSMA investor-state dispute process
Unions, environmental, consumer and community organizations from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico wrote to the North American Free Trade Commission this week ahead of a…
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Canada’s options for intervening in the Keystone XL CUSMA lawsuit
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Why the Ecuador trade deal Canada wants hinges on a misleading referendum question
Canada’s hopes of quietly and quickly negotiating an “inclusive” free trade deal with Ecuador blew up in both government’s faces last week—and that’s a good…
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What would a second Trump presidency mean for Canada-US relations?
Donald Trump’s unsurprising win in the New Hampshire primary all but assures a reprise presidential election battle with Joe Biden this November. Can Trump win?…
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US Republicans are looking to implement a carbon border tax—what does that mean?
Understanding the US’s proposed Foreign Pollution Fee Act, which would impose tariffs on imports from high-polluting countries
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Toxic legacy
A record-breaking trade lawsuit against Canada confirms the dire threat that investor-state dispute settlement poses to bold climate action
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