Category Archives: Manufacturing

Trade experts urge heads-up approach for businesses as USMCA comes into force

June 30, 2020

WASHINGTON — Experts and ambassadors across the continent are urging North American businesses to keep their heads up and their eyes open for both growth opportunities and perils in the fine print as the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement comes...

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Statistics Canada says economy posted record 11.6 per cent plunge in April

June 30, 2020

OTTAWA — The full impact of sweeping economic lockdowns meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 came into sharper view, with new figures showing Canada saw the largest monthly drop on record in April as the country came to a

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Tough talk, tariff threats resurface as USMCA readies for Wednesday debut

June 28, 2020

WASHINGTON — If the long-awaited debut of Canada's new trade pact with the United States and Mexico heralds a new dawn in North American relations, Robert Lighthizer sure has a funny way of showing it. With the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement coming ...

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Feds prepared to push back against any new U.S. tariffs on aluminum, Duclos says

June 23, 2020

OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos said Tuesday federal officials will push back against any new protectionist effort by Donald Trump to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum, making the case that Canadian aluminum is no t...

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