Insights and Stories on Trade

President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Liberation Day' event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

U.S. restaurants lobby against tariffs ahead of Aug. 1 deadline

Jul. 31, 2025 at 10:23 am CDT

Ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline, an American restaurant group has sent a letter to U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer expressing concerns and urging for continued exemptions under the CUSMA trade agreement. Legality of Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs questioned in Washington appeals court.

Australia nears breakthrough canola deal with China, sources say

Jul. 16, 2025 at 8:54 am CDT

By Ella Cao Peter Hobson Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025.

U.S. signals trade announcements imminent as deadline looms

Jul. 7, 2025 at 9:22 am CDT

By Reuters

India’s Modi to attend G7 summit in Canada

Jun. 6, 2025 at 9:44 am CDT

By Reuters

China seeks improved ties with Canada amid rising trade tensions

Jun. 6, 2025 at 8:51 am CDT

By Reuters

China blocks Canada’s request for review of Chinese duties on agriculture, fish

Jun. 5, 2025 at 9:45 am CDT

China has blocked Canada's request to set up a dispute panel to review additional import duties by China on certain Canadian farming products and fish, a Geneva-based trade official said on June 5.

By Reuters

Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer

Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:37 am CDT

Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website.

By Robert Arnason

EU farmers raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals

Jun. 4, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

French and Spanish farmers warned on Wednesday that a flood of imports under planned European Union trade agreements with South American bloc Mercosur and Ukraine risked severely undermining European agriculture.

By Inti Landauro Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

Manitoba and Ontario vow to remove interprovincial trade barriers

May. 14, 2025 at 1:25 pm CDT

Manitoba and Ontario have agreed to remove interprovincial trade barriers and boost the flow of goods between the two provinces.

By Geralyn Wichers

Mexico says it expects early review of CUSMA trade pact

May. 13, 2025 at 11:49 am CDT

Mexico expects a planned review of the CUSMA trilateral trade pact with the U.S. and Canada to kick off ahead of schedule, the nation’s economy minister said on Monday.

By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez Reuters