The leader of Canada’s largest private sector union says the United States must “soften its stance” on its push for Buy American rules in government procurement if it wants to get a new NAFTA deal. Unifor president Jerry Dias said he has heard American negotiators are standing firm on their demand to gain more access […]
REMINDER: Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson and The GOPe Amnesty Immigration Agenda…
U.S. Signals Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Agenda Is Non Negotiable in NAFTA Talks…
U.S., Canada and Mexico Outline NAFTA Priorities – Canada’s Hilarious Virtue Signaling, and Mexico Perpetually Offended…
I find it interesting that Chinese TV is more interested in NAFTA renegotiation than most U.S., Canada or Mexico media. Against the backdrop of China exploiting NAFTA as a backdoor into the U.S. market we accept this disparate level of interest is not accidental. China is specifically the “third party dumper” mentioned by Robert Lighthizer…
Paul Ryan, Big GOPe, and U.S. CoC Concede – “Border Adjustment Tax” Dropped From Tax Reform Plan…
Finally today we see a significant loss for the “Big Club”. Speaker Paul Ryan, the GOPe professional business class, Wall Street and the U.S. CoC accept the Border Adjustment Tax is not going to be a part of any larger tax reform agenda under the Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]
Critically Important – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Releases NAFTA Objectives – Documented Outline PDF…
U.S. Exporters, Truckers Exhale As Trump Threats to NAFTA Ease…
It appears the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is safe—for now. Hearing pleas from the business lobby, as well as individual transportation companies such as UPS and FedEx, the Trump administration has backed off threats to unilaterally sever NAFTA. Trucking executives, transportation officials and shippers have enjoyed 400% growth in cross-border trade since […]
Trade Wars Begin: Trump Announces 20% Tariff On Canadian Softwood Lumber Imports…
Speaking during a first of its kind meeting dedicated only to members of the U.S. conservative media, including Breitbart News, OANN and Daily Caller, President Trump told reporters to expect a 20% tariff on softwood lumber coming into Canada. “We’re going to be putting a 20 per cent tax on softwood lumber coming in — […]
Mexico Cancels Sugar Export Permits to U.S. in Trade Dispute…
Mexico has canceled existing sugar export permits to the United States in a dispute over the pace of shipments, according to a letter seen by Reuters, in a flare-up industry sources said could temporarily disrupt supplies. The letter sent by Mexico’s sugar chamber to mills on Monday partly blamed the situation on unfilled positions at […]
Mexico Begins Consultations to Set Parameters for Renegotiation of NAFTA…
Mexico will begin a formal 90-day process of consultations with the private sector to fix the parameters for renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States and Canada, the Mexican Foreign Ministry said Wednesday…