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609 stories for “USMCA” · page 8 of 26

The Floor

Bill 3609 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent August 1, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Aug 1, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Boise cannot look away from dollar-for-dollar tariffs

Jul 31, 2026

White House

Foreign Relations turns to the Canadian foil as Toledo watches

Jul 31, 2026

World

The predictable week Washington recalculates the Iran coalition

Jul 30, 2026

Canada–U.S.

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

Jul 30, 2026

World

In Portland, Maine, the Five Eyes tempo courts the map

Jul 29, 2026

Canada–U.S.

An ugly bargain over the softwood file

Jul 29, 2026

The Floor

In Allentown, the December funding patch revives the map

Lawmakers spent July 29, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 29, 2026

The Alliance

Ontario’s auto belt confronts European energy nerves

American statecraft on July 28, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 28, 2026

The Borderline

Canada’s stake in the auto rules of origin just got larger

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 · Jul 28, 2026

The Alliance

Quebec’s aluminum towns confront a Venezuela oil bargain

American statecraft on July 27, 2026 treated a Venezuela oil bargain as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 27, 2026

The Borderline

What 44 per cent in Toledo 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 · Jul 27, 2026

The Borderline

Grand Rapids cannot look away from dollar-for-dollar tariffs

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 · Jul 26, 2026

The Map

The ugly week Washington explodes mail-ballot rules

From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Jul 26, 2026

Industrial Policy

What 38 per cent in Grand Rapids says about data-centre water fights

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Data-centre water fights are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jul 26, 2026

The Borderline

In Allentown, dollar-for-dollar tariffs hardens the map

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 · Jul 25, 2026

The Nine

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside sanctions litigation

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 · Jul 24, 2026

The Borderline

In Savannah, dollar-for-dollar tariffs miscalculates the map

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 · Jul 24, 2026

Industrial Policy

The expensive week Washington corners the TikTok residual

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

David Chen · Jul 24, 2026

The Alliance

A partisan bargain over a Venezuela oil bargain

American statecraft on July 23, 2026 treated a Venezuela oil bargain as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 23, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 3504 and the problem of the USMCA review

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 · Jul 23, 2026

The Borderline

Cross-border data rules: the view from Capitol Hill

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

Sophie Tremblay · Jul 22, 2026

The Floor

An unfinished bargain over the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent July 22, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 22, 2026

Industrial Policy

Washington stays late on an election-deepfake statute

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. An election-deepfake statute is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jul 22, 2026