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Can Canada get itself in on the NAFTA rewrite?

by Andy Uhler
Aug 28, 2018
On Monday, the United States and Mexico reached a tentative agreement on updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement. So now it’s Canada’s turn, right? Maybe. Today, Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, is in Washington to get her country in on the NAFTA rewrite. The big sticking points? Dairy and infrastructure.  Click on the […]
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland gives a message to the media during the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City, on March 5, 2018. 
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U.S. and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal

by Associated Press
Aug 27, 2018
The White House still needs to negotiate with Canada.
U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands with Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., today.
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With NAFTA stalled, U.S. and Mexican officials to meet on trade

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 26, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is scheduled to meet today with Mexico’s economy minister. They’re trying to revive NAFTA negotiations. Mexican officials and President Donald Trump are sounding optimistic. But what, realistically, can be accomplished in these talks? Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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U.S. risks isolation as other countries sign trade pacts

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday in Tokyo, the European Union and Japan inked a fresh trade pact that will eliminate most of the tariffs between them. The EU has been a busy bee on the trade front. It recently agreed to a new deal with Mexico, and a new one with Canada is now up and running. It’s in […]
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Shelf Life

On America's northern border, crossing the international boundary is part of doing business

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 5, 2018
Author Porter Fox says trade across America's northern border predates the border itself.
Canadian and American flags are seen at the US/Canada border March 1, 2017, in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
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What Mexico’s recent election means for NAFTA

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 2, 2018
Mexico has elected a new president. Andrés Manuel López Obrador … often referred to by his initials …. AMLO…won easily in yesterday’s ballot, getting more than half the vote. And for the first time since 1997, Mexico’s presidential party will also control both Houses in Congress. López Obrador is a long-time leftist, a populist, who […]
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Why trade uncertainty may not be a big factor in Mexico's general election

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Jun 19, 2018
The general election is scheduled for July 1.
Workers make wire harnesses for cars in a maquila in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in Canada

by Andy Uhler
Jun 14, 2018
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will be in Canada today  to meet with his counterpart, Lawrence MacAulay. Last weekend’s G-7 summit in Canada ended in a tweet storm with President Donald Trump insulting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s trade practices. But the USDA wants you to know this visit was planned weeks ago. Click the […]
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Trade showdown

How U.S. trade policy has changed over 30 years

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 8, 2018
For decades, the global economy has trended toward more free trade, not less. Until now.
“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies. They are our allies,” President Ronald Reagan said in 1988.
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Ahead of G-7 summit, lots of behind the scenes lobbying on trade

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 8, 2018
Business leaders and their lobbyists urge President Trump to stop levying tariffs.
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