The Canadian government on Friday issued an official apology and paid damages to a former Guantanamo detainee who was captured in Afghanistan at the age of 15 and had pleaded guilty to killing a US soldier. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale refused to disclose the amount paid to Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who was … Read more
President Trump brushed off worries that his escalating rhetoric toward Canada might start a trade war. ‘They have a tremendous surplus with the United States, whenever they have a surplus I have no fear,’ Trump said Tuesday at a White House meeting with farmers. ‘We have massive trade deficits, so when we’re the country with … Read more
Trade tensions between the United States and Canada ramped up Tuesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to retaliate against the US neighbor for additional restrictions it imposed on US dairy products, hours after Washington rekindled an old trade conflict by slapping new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. “Canada has made business for our dairy … Read more
The United States rekindled an old trade conflict with Canada when it announced Monday that it was slapping new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports. The move came after President Donald Trump lashed out at Ottawa for taxing ultra-filtered milk coming across the border from the U. S. ‘What they’ve done to our dairy farm … Read more
The United States rekindled an old trade conflict with Canada when it announced Monday that it was slapping new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports. The US Commerce Department said it had reached a “preliminary determination” that Canada is improperly subsidizing softwood lumber exports to the United States. Softwood lumber is used mainly for home … Read more
Canada announced new sanctions against Syria on Friday targeting officials and entities linked to the use of chemical weapons. The measure follows an initial round of sanctions announced last week, Canada’s first against Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad, since 2014, when a conservative government was in office in Ottawa. The United States — which … Read more
Canada and the European Union say they remain hopeful a landmark free trade deal can go ahead despite three Belgian regions led by Wallonia blocking it. European Council President Donald Tusk said it was still possible Ceta could be signed as planned and Canada’s trade minister said the deal was “not dead”. But Belgium has … Read more
Emergency talks are under way in Brussels in an effort to save an EU free trade deal with Canada (Ceta), blocked by a Belgian region. European Parliament head Martin Schulz is to hold separate talks with Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and the head of Belgium’s Wallonia region. Ms. Freeland abandoned talks on Friday, after … Read more
The European Parliament president has called for emergency meetings to try to save a free trade deal with Canada. Martin Schulz asked for separate talks with Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Paul Magnette, the head of Wallonia in Belgium, which has blocked a deal on the Ceta agreement. Mr Magnette is seeking clarity on … Read more