Trade

The USMCA isn’t a threat to Canadian sovereignty

Oct 4, 2018

Canada, Trade, United States

Canada, China, Mexico, Sovereignty, United States, USMCA

There has been a great deal of hand-wringing the last few days about Clause 32 of the US – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). Some see it as a threat to Canadian sovereignty but it isn’t, not really. It has more to do with US sovereignty and the paranoia of an out of control US […]
Bernier is going to be more of a problem for conservatives than they want to admit.

Aug 27, 2018

Canada, Politics, Trade

Andrew Scheer, Conservative Convention, Conservative Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, Polls

Last week, just before the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2018 convention in Halifax, Maxime Bernier announced that he was leaving the party to form his own. The immediate response from Tories and most of the press was dismissive. From the convention state to Twitter, Conservative leaders and most of the media waved off Bernier as […]