by Web Editor | Sep 6, 2017 | News
Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump’s administration to exempt eastern Canadian provinces from softwood lumber tariffs that he says will lead to layoffs and shut-down operations in Maine. The Republican President has argued Canada unfairly...
by Web Editor | Feb 13, 2017 | News
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has warned the Trump administration that Ottawa is ready to retaliate if the new President imposes tariffs at the border, potentially sparking a trade war between Canada and its largest trading partner. Ms. Freeland, who met...
by Web Editor | Jan 25, 2017 | News
Canada has a “very special status” and is unlikely to be hit hard by changes the United States wants to make to the NAFTA trade accord, the head of a business advisory council to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. Stephen Schwarzman made his...
by Web Editor | Oct 28, 2016 | News
The Canadian government is warning U.S. politicians about the consequences of a possible new softwood lumber dispute. A letter from International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and David MacNaughton, the Canadian ambassador to Washington, went out today to two-dozen...
by Web Editor | Feb 22, 2016 | News
Ottawa and Washington have begun talks toward renewing a pact regarding the export of Canadian lumber to U.S. markets, Canada’s trade minister, Chrystia Freeland, told lawmakers here Thursday. Ms. Freeland said Canadian negotiators were in Washington last week...