With seemingly significant #NAFTA breakthroughs between the US and Mexico, Canada is increasingly looking like it may be snubbed on NAFTA. Why is this happening? For one thing, Ottawa has not adjusted to the changing game on trade: macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-must-re…
While any Canadian government would have faced challenges negotiating with this US administration, Ottawa's failure to adjust to the evolving political landscape South of the border means that we aren't blameless #NAFTA #cdnecon #uspoli #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/us-canada-trad…
Furthermore, while some may argue that Canada's retaliatory tariffs may have been justified, realistically "there are no sources of economic pain that Canada can inflict on the United States that would not also be much worse for Canada," says @DawsonCanada macdonaldlaurier.ca/u-s-trade-war-…
The reality is that Mexico was dealt a better hand than Canada, as it had both "carrot" and "stick" in negotiating. As negotiations continue, one way for Ottawa to improve its hand would be to present a more united front with Mexico: macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-mexico-…
If not, Canada risks negotiating from a far weaker position - a bilateral trade negotiation trap that Christian Leuprecht and Roger Bradbury identified back in June: macdonaldlaurier.ca/trumps-beggar-…
Even worse, Canada could get left out of NAFTA 2.0. While this remains unlikely as any actual NAFTA deal requires Canada's signature, it is always important to remember just how much Canada needs #NAFTA, writes @Sean_Speer macdonaldlaurier.ca/should-canada-…
Other than responding better to the changing dynamics in the US and working closer with Mexico, what can Canada do? We have to be prepared to give a little. @Brett_ByersLane argues that it's passed time for supply management to be put on the table: macdonaldlaurier.ca/kill-canadas-s…
The point of all this is not to condone or condemn the White House or Ottawa's approaches to trade, but rather to highlight what’s occurring and set out how Canadian policy makers should respond #cdnpoli #uspoli #NAFTA #cdnecon macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-must-re…
Therefore, when re-entering negotiations, Canadian officials should recognize there is time to course-correct and there are still options. Most crucially, Ottawa should do more to focus on areas in which Canada-US interests align: macdonaldlaurier.ca/us-canada-trad…
