Economic analysisA NAFTA ’tweak’? Dream on.U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer couldn’t find too many redeeming qualities of the trade deal on the books. Watch for tough negotiations to follow.
EconomyCanada could face tough NAFTA negotiation on key points, U.S. experts sayCanada’s demands for fewer Buy American rules for public contracts and freer movement of professionals may be a tough sell in the U.S.
PoliticsChrystia Freeland’s vision for a new NAFTAFor the record, here’s what the foreign affairs minister had to say about her NAFTA renegotiation priorities at a parliamentary committee
OttawaNAFTA emerges as Trudeau’s biggest, unexpected testThe Liberals have been hit with a challenge that never fit into their plan. As talks begin this week, the stakes are enormous.
OttawaWhat Trudeau says his government has achieved in 2017 so far, annotatedFrom the politics of marijuana, to moving beyond talk on First Nations, big policy challenges remain
CanadaCanada’s break with America on foreign policy isn’t so novelCanadian history—from JFK and Diefenbaker, to the last ’Trudeau Doctrine’—is littered with foreign-policy differences with the U.S.
OttawaA bold week for Canadian foreign policy: Ottawa Power RankingsWho’s up? A foreign minister with a bold plan. Who’s down? A Tory leadership runner-up.
WorldThe ’honest and unfiltered’ Donald TrumpWhen the U.S. president tweets, it must be taken literally and seriously. Any other approach is irresponsible and delusional.
OttawaChrystia Freeland explains the world for youFreeland’s speech suggested a Trudeau government policy of depending less on the United States than we did before, but it was lacking in specifics
OttawaChrystia Freeland on Canada’s foreign policy: Full speechAs the U.S. turns inward, Canada’s foreign minister pledges openness—and Canadian leadership—on the international stage