NAFTA
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19-Apr-2019 L’actualité
ALÉNA: le nouvel accord n’entraînera que des gains modestes aux États-Unis
Le nouvel accord commercial nord-américain qui doit remplacer l’ALÉNA n’entraînera que des gains modestes pour l’économie américaine, révèle un nouveau rapport indépendant.
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19-Apr-2019 New York Times
Trump’s Nafta revisions offer modest economic benefits, report finds
A government report has concluded that the Trump administration’s revised North American trade agreement would offer modest benefits to the economy, challenging the president’s claims that the accord would make far-reaching changes.
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18-Apr-2019 Common Dreams
Don’t fall for the hype of free trade agreements
NAFTA 2.0 is not about feeding people or doing right by American farmers or Canadian farmers or Mexican farmers—it is about furthering corporate profit.
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15-Apr-2019 Global News
Here’s what you need to know about CUSMA and digital trade
"The data localization and data transfer rules may erode efforts to safeguard privacy and many other provisions represent a lost opportunity to establish higher standards," says expert
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10-Apr-2019 Washington Post
Trump promised a new trade policy. But his new NAFTA might be worse than the old one
The intensifying debate over the renegotiated NAFTA that President Trump is seeking to rebrand as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) suggests that the president’s trade policy is not so different from those of his predecessors.
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10-Apr-2019 Radio Canada
Que se passe-t-il avec le nouvel ALENA?
L’ALENA 2.0 est mort dans sa forme actuelle sauf si Trump offre aux démocrates des concessions, affirme l’ex-ambassadeur américain au Canada. Cédera-t-il à temps pour que le nouvel accord entre en vigueur avant les élections canadiennes?
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9-Apr-2019 Finance Post
The new NAFTA deal is ’in trouble’ amid looming elections, fights over tariffs
More than six months after the United States, Mexico and Canada agreed a new deal, the chances of the countries ratifying the pact in 2019 are receding.
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5-Apr-2019 The American Prospect
Trump’s damaged NAFTA deal
USMCA bears many resemblances to NAFTA, which has been cited as a driver of low-wage corporate outsourcing.
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3-Apr-2019 Reuters
Top House Democrat cites labor, enforcement concerns on new NAFTA
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers could not take up the replacement for NAFTA unless Mexico passes legislation protecting workers’ rights. She also cited concerns over enforcement provisions, among other issues.
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3-Apr-2019 Council of Canadians
PBO report shows that new NAFTA provisions threaten Pharmacare, says Council of Canadians
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) revealed that new intellectual property provisions in the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement would cost Canadians as much as $169 million more per year for pharmaceutical drugs
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1-Apr-2019 NY Magazine
Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 puts big pharma first, America second
The new version of NAFTA forbids the US Congress from curtailing Big Pharma’s patent monopolies on some of the world’s most expensive drugs.
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29-Mar-2019 El Sol de México
Demanda contra México, para abril: Odyssey
La SE tiene dos semanas para resolver el caso antes de llegar a la conciliación.
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28-Mar-2019 The Mazatlán Post
US Odyssey Marine will sue Mexico; accuses blockade to submarine mining
The US company notified its intention to claim compensation of 3,540 million dollars from the Mexican government.
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28-Mar-2019 iPolitics
NAFTA 2.0 ratification likely won’t happen until the fall: US AG official
The US Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary for trade said he doubts the trilateral deal would be ratified before the upcoming Canadian federal election. Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 22.
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27-Mar-2019 Marianne
Le libre-échange et le démantèlement de la démocratie
Les nouvelles formes d’accords commerciaux ont tendance à régir le fonctionnement interne des États politiques en leur imposant des règles claires et des contraintes en sacralisant le pouvoir des investisseurs.
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26-Mar-2019 Shareblue
Cars could cost $2200 more in the US thanks to Trump’s trade ’deal’
Economists who examined the text of the trade deal say that even if it helps the overall U.S. economy, the impact will likely be "tiny." And some economists say there is a good chance it will hurt the American economy.
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26-Mar-2019 La Presse
ALENA : Freeland discute tarifs avec Lighthizer
US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely
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26-Mar-2019 CBC
Tariffs raise ’serious questions’ about NAFTA ratification, Freeland says
US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely
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21-Mar-2019 RCI
Budget fédéral : 4 milliards aux agriculteurs en raison des accords commerciaux internationaux nouveaux
Les producteurs laitiers canadiens et ceux des autres secteurs agricoles recevront près de 4 milliards de dollars pour compenser l’impact que devraient avoir les accords commerciaux que le Canada a signés avec l’Asie et l’Europe.
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18-Mar-2019 Radio Canada
Libre-échange : les producteurs agricoles risquent d’être déçus par le budget
Les producteurs agricoles qui attendent toujours une compensation pour l’ouverture du marché canadien aux produits extérieurs risquent d’être fort déçus par le prochain budget fédéral.
