Trump and Trudeau – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation

Improved access to Canada’s dairy market for American producers is one of the key unresolved NAFTA issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

September 3, 2018

The two key issues on the table to bring Canada back into NAFTA

Michael von Massow, University of Guelph

Canada and the United States are back at the table to try to save NAFTA negotiations. Two key issues need to be resolved.

The national flags of Canada, from left, the U.S. and Mexico, are lit by stage lights before a news conference at the start of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations in Washington. But Canada’s status is now unsure after the U.S. and Mexico announced progress on a bilateral deal. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

August 28, 2018

NAFTA negotiations: Two’s company, three’s a crowd?

Drew Fagan, University of Toronto

An announcement that the United States and Mexico were close to a new trade deal came as a surprise to many. How did Canada become an afterthought during the NAFTA negotiations?

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 leaders summit on June 8, 2018. Trump sent angry tweets about his Canadian host shortly after the summit ended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

June 17, 2018

Trump-Trudeau tiff is the latest in a history of President-PM disputes

Ron Stagg, Toronto Metropolitan University

Canadians were shocked by Donald Trump’s outburst about Justin Trudeau. Canada and the United States have been allies for more than a century, but there have been disputes between presidents and PMs.

A group of asylum seekers arrive at the temporary housing facilities at the border crossing Wednesday May 9, 2018 in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. Thousands of asylum seekers came into Canada illegally across the Canada-U.S. border in the first quarter of the year, but only a fraction were removed from the country during that time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

June 20, 2018

U.S.-Canada agreement on refugees is now unconstitutional

Sean Rehaag, York University, Canada

The Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Canada was originally intended to deal with refugees seeking asylum. But recent U.S. developments mean the agreement’s days are numbered

Articles on Trump and Trudeau

Displaying all articles