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President Biden on Monday signed an executive order to incentivize buying U.S.-made goods, attempting to distinguish himself from his predecessors by saying his actions go further than previous “buy American” initiatives.
Canada should impose trade sanctions on the U.S. if President Biden does not reconsider his decision to block the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline and open a dialogue with the Canadian government, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said on Wednesday.
The move came in one of the final proclamations issued by President Trump.
Canada has requested dispute settlement consultations with the U.S. under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement over safeguard restrictions President Trump applied to solar imports in 2018, contending the measures violate the deal’s language on trade remedies and customs duties.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday laid out a four-pronged argument against Canada’s tariff-rate quota allocation measures in requesting dispute settlement consultations with Ottawa under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
“While Article 24.2 states that an environmental policy may not be a ‘disguised restriction on trade or investment,’ there is no indication that is applicable in this situation.”
The association leaders sent a letter to U.S., Mexican and Canadian officials.
The European Union, Canada, Japan and 10 other countries on Monday pledged to launch an initiative on medical supplies aimed at identifying steps World Trade Organization members can take to facilitate trade and better position countries amid the public health crisis.
President-elect Joe Biden this week began discussing economic issues -- including trade -- with foreign leaders who offered congratulations as a well as affirmations of support for multilateralism and enhanced cooperation.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is prepared to take action to enforce the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said on Tuesday, citing a conversation with USTR Robert Lighthizer last week.
A new secretary-general will begin a five-year term in June 2021.
The Trump administration has not successfully enforced commitments made by Mexico and Canada in implementing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) charged on Friday, citing labor and agricultural concerns, among others.
The panels will review USMCA parties’ final AD/CVD determinations in lieu of judicial review in domestic courts.
The railway system would link Sinaloa, Mexico, to Winnipeg, Canada, running through Dallas and Chicago.
Auto industry representatives on Wednesday welcomed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rules of origin despite the challenges they said some automakers will face in transitioning from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The U.S. has effectively halted its World Trade Organization dispute with Canada over Washington’s countervailing duties on softwood lumber, appealing the panel report, which faulted the U.S. duties, into the void of a nonfunctioning Appellate Body.
Both New York senators argued for Canada to fairly allocate its TRQs and for Mexico to recognize promised generic cheese names.
“We expect the Canadian government to act forcefully if any such violations occur,” said USW’s Ken Neumann.