Rough trade: How Canada can maintain leverage in North American trade talks
Canada is currently navigating the complexities of trade negotiations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). With the review deadline approaching, key issues such as supply management and tariffs are under scrutiny. The dynamics of the negotiations have shifted, with the U.S. focusing more on bilateral discussions with Mexico, leaving Canada in a challenging position.
- ▪The CUSMA agreement is significantly longer than its predecessor, NAFTA, and contains critical sections for Canada.
- ▪Canada's chief negotiator, Janice Charette, is noted for her patience and thorough understanding of trade details.
- ▪The U.S. has prioritized discussions with Mexico, advancing on several issues while Canada has seen limited engagement.
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Open this photo in gallery:Steve Verheul made plenty of headlines in 2017 and 2018 as he wrangled with U.S. and Mexican representatives to forge a fair trilateral deal.Nicolai Gregory/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountQuite a tome, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade. Twice as long as the prequel (NAFTA), it runs about 1,500 pages, divided into 34 chapters and several detail-filled “annexes.” And though CUSMA has its critics, never has a book so long, read by so few, meant so much to so many. Now a nation hangs on tenterhooks, awaiting word on the progress of the rewrite.
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