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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 11 of 22

Industrial Policy

Washington stays late on platform liability

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · May 16, 2026

Health

K Street stays late on GLP-1 coverage fights

May 16, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Tucson cannot look away from dollar-for-dollar tariffs

May 15, 2026

Technology

Allentown cannot look away from the TikTok residual

May 15, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Canada’s stake in the embassy channel just got larger

May 14, 2026

Canada–U.S.

K Street stays late on steel and aluminum duties

May 13, 2026

Economy

Bill 2663 and the problem of small-business hiring

May 13, 2026

West Wing

Canada’s stake in the Iran endgame just got larger

On May 13, 2026, the presidency turned the Iran endgame into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · May 13, 2026

The Strait

Canada’s stake in the Hormuz risk premium just got larger

A barrel at US$89 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. The Hormuz risk premium is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · May 13, 2026

The Borderline

Raleigh cannot look away from the auto rules of origin

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 12, 2026

The Borderline

The border supplemental hiding inside the auto rules of origin

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 11, 2026

The Floor

Canada’s stake in a USMCA enforcement hammer just got larger

Lawmakers spent May 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · May 11, 2026

The Borderline

Banking turns to the auto rules of origin as Portland, Maine watches

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 10, 2026

The Floor

Nova Scotia’s navy town confronts a Canada-sensitive auto rider

Lawmakers spent May 10, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · May 10, 2026

The Border

The ugly week Washington accelerates the northern border narrative

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — the northern border narrative — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · May 9, 2026

The Borderline

Armed Services turns to a dairy flare-up as Green Bay watches

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 9, 2026

The Nine

The intelligence panel turns to sanctions litigation as Des Moines watches

The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · May 8, 2026

The Borderline

The expensive week Washington reopens steel and aluminum duties

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — steel and aluminum duties, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 8, 2026

The Floor

A Canada-sensitive auto rider: the view from Capitol Hill

Lawmakers spent May 8, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · May 8, 2026

The Borderline

A dairy flare-up: the view from Langley

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 7, 2026

The Borderline

What 42 per cent in Raleigh says about the auto rules of origin

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 6, 2026

The Borderline

The USMCA review: the view from K Street

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the USMCA review, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 5, 2026

The Borderline

Banking turns to dollar-for-dollar tariffs as Raleigh watches

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — dollar-for-dollar tariffs, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · May 4, 2026

Markets

Canada’s stake in a factory-orders stall just got larger

The number that moved Washington on May 4, 2026 was not a speech. It was a factory-orders stall, and the Canadian reading is harsher than the American one.

Thomas Bergeron · May 4, 2026