The two storylines of ending Trump’s levies on steel and aluminum and ratifying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement are on a collision course in Ottawa
Both the current sitting and session of Parliament end in June, and MPs won’t return until after the federal election in October. That means the House of Commons is running out of time to ratify the new version of NAFTA.Canada’s trade-versus-tariffs drama with the United States has entered its third act, and the scenery has changed – from Capitol Hill to Parliament Hill.
“I think what they’re hearing – from the business community, from Congress on both sides of the aisle – is that these tariffs are an impediment to the enthusiastic support from a variety of people, not the least of which is Canada.” The message wasn’t lost on Kudlow, who later joked that the minister “mentioned it 13 times” during their 45-minute panel discussion.“I acknowledged that he’s correct, and that we’re working on that, and I believe he knows that,” Kudlow said. “We’re negotiating for a vote in Congress, and we’re negotiating with our friends in Canada and Mexico on that subject.”“That’s a really good question, and it’s not clear at this point,” said Dan Ujczo, a trade lawyer and Canada-U.S.
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