Tag: NAFTA

Farmers Call on Congress to Enforce Requirements of Foreign Trade Agreements

American farmers say they appreciate trade agreements that help them remain competitive in world markets. But they add that the accords are useless if all parties don’t comply with the terms of the deals. Don Schiefelbein is a farmer and rancher in Kimball, Minnesota, where he and his six brothers run the cattle and row…


Dispute That Led to Mexico Seizing American-Owned Port ‘Not Unprecedented’: Expert

The Mexican military has vacated a port in Mexico owned by Vulcan Materials Company of Birmingham, Alabama, according to a U.S. senator. “I am happy to hear that Mexican governmental forces have now heeded our request to withdraw from Vulcan’s port facility, following a nearly two-week unlawful takeover,” Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) said in a…


US Senators Call for Trade Crackdown on Canada Over Dairy Quotas, Digital Policies

A pair of senior U.S. senators is urging the Biden administration to get tough with Canada for “flouting” obligations to its North American trade partners. Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Mike Crapo lay out their concerns in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The letter says American dairy producers…


Trudeau Says Canada Is Poised to be ‘Reliable Supplier of Clean Energy’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is poised to be a “reliable” source of clean energy and technology for the world, emphasizing that the industry will also create a number of middle-class jobs within the country. “One thing is certain: Canada is ready to be the reliable supplier of clean energy and technology a net-zero world…