For five weeks, Canada has watched from the sidelines as the U.S. and Mexico hammered together a revised free-trade deal.
Now this country may have less than five days to become part of that new agreement, one that is likely to shape the Canadian economy for years.
One concession Canada seems likely to make in the current round of free trade discussions with the U.S. and Mexico is on the level of duties that Canadians must pay when shopping online — and it's one where Canadian consumers could end up be happy with the result.
Canada’s decision on whether to sign onto a U.S.-Mexico trade agreement will hinge largely on how much stock it puts in Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out NAFTA and forge a two-way deal with Mexico.
On both counts, the president is on decidedly shaky ground, say veteran trade lawyers and negotiators on both sides of the border...
The U.S. International Trade Commission has overturned duties imposed on Canadian newsprint by the U.S. Commerce Department earlier this year.
The five commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday that imports from Canada of uncoated groundwood paper, used for newspapers, commercial printing and book publishing, do not injure U.S. industry...
American officials from the president on down have issued the warning repeatedly in recent days: Canada must agree to a revamped NAFTA deal by Friday or miss out on a crucial window of opportunity...
