Articles tagged under: Canada
Dispute Settlement Panels Created to Evaluate China-Canada Trade Skirmish
Published June 24, 2025
The World Trade Organization has agreed to establish dispute settlement panels to investigate the trade skirmish between Canada and China. China is upset with the Canadian duties on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. Canada is challenging China’s retaliatory tariffs…Canada Takes Supply Management Off the Negotiating Table
Published June 19, 2025
The Canadian Parliament has passed legislation to protect Canada’s supply management system. This law would prohibit the government from making trade deals that weaken tariff rate quotas or increase import quotas on dairy, eggs, chicken and turkey products. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada…US-Canada Trade Talks Underway
Published May 28, 2025
In an interview, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada and the United States are negotiating a new bilateral trade deal. Carney said it is not in the interest of either country to let these trade talks drag into the…U.S.-Canadian Lawmakers Meet in Ottawa
Published May 25, 2025
A bipartisan group of senators traveled to Ottawa this past week to meet with Canadian government officials. The delegation included North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. The focus was on advancing mutual interests, including a long-standing…Canada Welcomes New Ag Minister
Published May 15, 2025
In the first post-election cabinet shuffle in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney named Heath MacDonald as the federal agriculture minister. MacDonald previously served on the House of Commons agriculture committee. MacDonald succeeds Lawrence MacAulay in the ag minister role.Key Ag Inputs Spared in New Tariffs
Published April 8, 2025
Several agricultural inputs are exempt from the ten percent across-the-board tariffs and the higher reciprocal duties applied to specific trade partners. Products excluded from the new tariffs include potash, certain herbicides including Diquat and Paraquat, along with some pesticides, peat,…China’s Tariffs Cost Canadian Farmers
Published March 29, 2025
China’s 100 percent tariff on Canadian canola products and a 25 percent tariff on pork and seafood are causing major disruptions for Canadian growers and exporters. Sask Oilseeds Chairman Dean Roberts warned of serious challenges ahead. "We're facing trade wars,…Trump Criticizes Canada’s Tariffs
Published March 24, 2025
President Donald Trump criticized Canada's trade policies on Friday, highlighting high tariffs on U.S. dairy products ahead of reciprocal tariffs set to take effect on April 2. "Nobody knows that Canada is charging our dairy farmers. They have 270 percent…Trump Stands Firm on Canada Tariffs
Published March 15, 2025
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his hardline stance on tariffs with Canada during an Oval Office meeting, insisting the U.S. would not back down despite market concerns. "We've been ripped off for years, and we're not going to be ripped off…