Canada’s new trade deal with the US and Mexico – the new NAFTA, ALENA USMCA, T-MEC – entered into force today, replacing the 25-year old NAFTA.
But the trade angles to Canada’s national day go back much, much further: (thread)
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In 1846, the UK repealed the Corn Laws, protective tariffs on imported grain. Good for British factory workers struggling to afford bread. Bad for grain exporters in Upper Canada, whose newish preferential access to UK markets was eroded away. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/can…
