Tag: CUSMA
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Canada and the United States enter the final 48 hours before sweeping 50 percent tariffs take effect, with negotiators mapping a package for President Trump but a wide gap still separating the two sides WASHINGTON, August 17, 2026 With less than 48 hours remaining before the United States imposes 50 percent tariffs on roughly 20…
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A 50 per cent tariff on roughly 52 Canadian dairy classifications takes effect August 19 over how Ottawa hands out quota licences, turning an obscure administrative dispute into the most consequential test yet of Canadian supply management By Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk OTTAWA, August 12, 2026 Of the three American tariff proclamations set…
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Dominic LeBlanc’s third negotiating round in three weeks leaves Canada eight days to head off an unprecedented 50 per cent tariff on nearly US$20 billion of exports, and for the first time CUSMA compliance offers no shelter By Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk OTTAWA, August 12, 2026 Canada’s minister responsible for Canada-United States trade,…
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Reported concession package would trade Canadian tariff relief on American vehicles, changes to dairy quota administration and the return of U.S. alcohol for cuts to metals duties, with nine days left on the Section 338 clock OTTAWA, Aug. 10, 2026 (Peacock Tariff Consulting) – Canadian negotiators have put a defined package of concessions in front…
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Two Georgetown scholars who helped dismantle the IEEPA tariffs published a detailed roadmap this week for challenging Trump’s Section 338 duties on Canada, arguing the measures fail the statute’s own offset requirement by a factor of nearly two WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2026 – The legal case against the tariffs that hit Canadian exporters on Aug. 19 was…
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Trump tells Fox News he does not care about updating the North American trade pact as Ottawa dispatches LeBlanc and Charette to Washington with 16 days left before 50 per cent Section 338 duties bite OTTAWA, August 4, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting The president of the United States said on Monday that he does…
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Canadian negotiators returned to Washington this week with 21 days left before the first Section 338 tariffs in American history take effect, and with Prime Minister Mark Carney publicly closing the door on the one piece of leverage his loudest provincial allies want him to use OTTAWA, July 31, 2026 Canada’s chief trade negotiators met…
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LeBlanc and Charette wrapped two days of Washington meetings this week with Section 338’s August 19 cliff approaching and the President publicly declaring he has no interest in the trade framework Canada is trying to save OTTAWA, July 30, 2026 – Canada’s chief trade envoys returned from Washington this week having spent two days negotiating…
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Canada sends its trade minister and chief negotiator to Washington for two days of talks aimed at defusing a 50 per cent Section 338 tariff due on August 19, even as President Donald Trump publicly questions whether he wants a renewed CUSMA at all. By Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk OTTAWA, July 29, 2026…
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge began carrying traffic across the Detroit River on Monday, a multibillion-dollar trade artery inaugurated at the exact moment North American trade rules are coming apart WINDSOR, Ont., July 28, 2026 Trucks began rolling across the Gordie Howe International Bridge at roughly 10:30 a.m. Monday, opening a second commercial crossing at…