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NAFTA | USMCA

North America Free Trade Agreement | US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The new NAFTA: A license to discriminate on the basis of sex
7-Dec-2018 NUPGE
Final text weakens and nullifies protections against work discrimination.
Canada looks to sidestep USMCA tripwire in trade talks with China
5-Dec-2018 iPolitics
Sector agreements signed between China and Canada could be rolled into a broader free trade agreement down the road — meaning that sectoral negotiations could lay the groundwork for comprehensive talks.
NAFTA 2.0: US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Chapter 20: pharmaceutical related patent provisions
5-Dec-2018 Public Citizen
The Intellectual Property Chapter of the revised NAFTA, rebranded by the Trump Administration USMCA, includes provisions that threaten to undermine critical efforts to­wards affordable health care and medicine.
Trump to notify Congress in ’near future’ he will terminate NAFTA
2-Dec-2018 Reuters
US President said on he will give formal notice to the US Congress in the near future to terminate NAFTA, giving six months for lawmakers to approve the revamped trade deal.
Future of USMCA could turn on labour rights
1-Dec-2018 Behind the Numbers
It is unrealistic to expect even the most gold-plated labour provisions in FTAs to redress the vast power imbalance between workers and gigantic, internationally mobile corporations.
Thousands protest in Argentina during G20 Summit
1-Dec-2018 NBC
Members of 70 different groups joined forces to call attention to a range of concerns, from workers’ rights to climate change.
USMCA: Trump signs new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada to replace NAFTA
30-Nov-2018 NPR
The USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, which had created a free trade zone between the three countries back in 1994. The deal will require ratification by all three countries’ legislatures before taking effect.
Trudeau says government ’still in discussions’ with US on USMCA signing
29-Nov-2018 CBC
With roughly three hours to go before boarding a flight to Argentina for a meeting of G20 leaders, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this afternoon Canada is "still in discussions with the Americans" about signing the revised NAFTA at the summit.
North American free trade deal to be signed in Argentina: Kudlow
28-Nov-2018 AFP
The new North American Free Trade Agreement, which binds Canada, the United States and Mexico, will be signed on the margins of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires
US coal firm launches NAFTA suit against Alberta over coal phase-out
20-Nov-2018 The Globe and Mail
A US coal miner is launching a NAFTA suit against Alberta over its policy to phase out coal in the electricity system by 2030.
Canada eyes sweeping free-trade deal with China but remains open to sector deals
13-Nov-2018 Financial Post
International Trade Minister Jim Carr says China’s interest in so many Canadian products could ultimately lead to a comprehensive trade deal.
Canada at odds with US changes to text of trade deal: source
9-Nov-2018 Reuters
Canada is pushing back against US attempts to change the text of their September trade pact and the issue may have to be referred to ministers to settle.
US, Mexico, Canada ministers to sign trade pact Nov. 30, official says
9-Nov-2018 Reuters
The deal will be signed on Nov. 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the G20.
Drugs costs impact health
8-Nov-2018 The Guardian.pe.ca
Canada’s negotiators extended data protection on biologics without knowing impact on prices.
Dairy farmers ’very disappointed’ with USMCA
5-Nov-2018 South Western Ontario
Dairy Farmers of Ontario spokesperson said the agreement by Canada to end the Class 7 pricing on some Canadian-produced milk ingredients, like protein concentrates, skim milk and whole milk powder, is a concern.
As if the USMCA dairy concessions were not bad enough…
28-Oct-2018 NFU
It is deeply concerning, though not surprising, that the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has at least three chapters that formally entrench corporate influence on government decision-making.
How to make investment agreements more progressive: stop signing them
28-Oct-2018 Globe and Mail
Unverified rumours circulated in early 2018 that Canada was willing to abandon NAFTA’s provisions entitling foreign investors to sue for damages under what is called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS.
Liberals should consistently fight trade deals that let corporations sue Canada
21-Oct-2018 Huffington Post
Investor-state dispute settlement was tempered in the USMCA, but the government needs to justify why it persists asking for it in other agreements.
Food safety and GMOs in the “new NAFTA”
17-Oct-2018 IATP
The proposed new NAFTA, dubbed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), would expedite exports and imports of food and agricultural products, purportedly based on “scientific principles” and “science-based decision making.”
US to seek currency chapters in trade talks with Japan, others: Mnuchin
14-Oct-2018 Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that Washington wants to include a provision to deter currency manipulation in future trade deals, including with Japan, based on the currency chapter in the new deal to revamp NAFTA.