New NAFTA: Text of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

New NAFTA: Text of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) RevealedWritten by Christian Gomez


Late Sunday night, Canada agreed to join the new renegotiated NAFTA — officially named the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA — meeting the self-imposed midnight deadline in order to complete an agreement in time for current Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to sign it before he leaves office on December 1.

In a joint statement United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said:

Canada makes retaliatory tariffs official: 'We will not back down'

Canada makes retaliatory tariffs official: 'We will not back down'
Canada strikes back at the U.S. with $12.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs announced Friday.
“We will not escalate, and we will not back down,” Canada’s foreign minister says.
Canada's plan taking effect next week will include imports of U.S. products such as yogurt, caffeinated roasted coffee, toilet paper and sleeping bags.
Kate Rooney | @Kr00neyPCNBC.com


Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US 

Beijing is seeking full access to Canada’s economy ahead of free trade

Αrt3036 Τρίτη 4 Απριλίου 2017
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China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, told the Globe and Mail that Beijing is seeking full access to Canada’s economy ahead of free trade talks, a move that could result in Chinese state-owned companies bringing their own employees to work on projects in Canada. Charles Burton, an associate political science professor at Brock University, said bringing their own workers abroad is

TRANSCANADA GETS PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR KEYSTONE XL

Αrt2933 Σαββατο 25 Μαρτίου 2017

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It's official: moments ago TransCanada said the U.S. Department of State issued a presidential permit for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, ending a multi-year controversial, at times acrimonious debate over the future of the pipeline. The pipeline linking Canadian oil sands to U.S. refiners had been blocked by Barack Obama, who said the pipeline would do nothing to reduce fuel prices for U.S. motorists and would contribute emissions linked to global warming.

Canada's border sees surge in families, others crossing illegally from US

Αrt2798 Τριτη 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
Canada's border sees surge in families, others crossing illegally from US

By EMILY SHAPIRO
Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP
WATCHCanadian border is seeing a spike in number of people crossing over from the US