Tag: CUSMA

‘Three Amigas’ Meet in Cancun to Review Ongoing Trade Agreement Between Canada, Mexico, US

Three government representatives from North America’s trading partners are in Cancun, Mexico, for two days to discuss trade agreements. Canada’s International Trade Minister Mary Ng is meeting with Mexico’s Economy Secretary Raquel Buenrostro and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to review the last three years of the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (CUSMA), a trade agreement between all…


Trade Panel Sides With Canada and Mexico on Auto Manufacturing Rules

A dispute panel for the free trade agreement in North America has ruled in favour of Canada and Mexico in their interpretation of the rules for the production of automobiles. The dispute pertained to the U.S. having a stricter interpretation of the rules that govern the quantity of parts sourced in North America that must…


Trudeau, Biden Have Bilateral Meeting as North American Summit Begins in Earnest

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden are meeting face to face this morning as the North American Leaders’ Summit begins in earnest. It’s the first formal bilateral for Biden and Trudeau—two-thirds of the so-called “Three Amigos”—since the Summit of the Americas in June. Much like last year’s gathering of hemispheric leaders, Biden’s…


‘Three Amigos’ Gather This Week in Mexico City to Talk North American Excellence

Familiar North American irritants—U.S. protectionism, intransigence on continental trade, irregular migration—return to the fore this week as the so-called “Three Amigos” meet for a trilateral summit in Mexico City. Canada had an automotive axe to grind with the U.S. the last time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador…


Trudeau to Attend ‘Three Amigos’ Summit as US Expands Challenge Under Trade Deal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders’ Summit taking place Jan. 10, his office announced Tuesday. The annual “Three Amigos” meeting will see Trudeau sitting down with United States President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Trudeau’s office said the meeting will focus…


Canada Stands by Its Dairy Quotas as US Files Second Trade Complaint

Canada’s international trade minister says the country stands by its position on imposing trade quotas on dairy products after the United States filed a second formal complaint against the policy under the new North American trade agreement. The dispute is centred on Canada’s tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)—the quantities of certain goods that can be imported under preferential…