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Canada’s agricultural exporters face growing pressure from trade disputes that expose the risks of concentrating exports in too few markets.
Anti-Donald Trump sentiment in Canada could derail Mark Carney’s ‘Fortress North America’ strategy.
While automobile manufacturing and steel steal the headlines, the critical minerals and energy sector is now coming centre stage in the CUSMA review.
U.S. withdrawal from transnational environmental agreements presents other countries in the Americas with the opportunity to chart a new course.
In 2026, Canada will feel growing pressure to align with some U.S. trade-restrictive measures and, like Mexico, should do so smartly.
Donald Trump’s heavy-handed populist trade policies are more about irrational desires than sound politics or economics.
Canada and Mexico are two of America’s largest trading partners, and the tariff could have significant economic consequences for all three nations.
The U.S., Canada and Mexico will continue to sign trade and economic agreements, but these pacts won’t deliver the certainty and protection enjoyed for three decades prior under the former NAFTA.
The Keystone XL verdict highlights the importance of protecting governments and public bodies from financial liabilities while they work to keep oil and gas in the ground.
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Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, Queen's University, Ontario
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