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Canada needs to stand firm as trade talks approach: Unifor's Payne
Unifor warns Canada to maintain strong negotiating position amid U.S. concerns over dairy, alcohol, digital services, and tariffs affecting key industries.
- On Dec. 24, 2025, Unifor national president Lana Payne urged Canada to stand firm as it approaches a CUSMA review next year.
- Payne warned Canada is dealing with a `very unpredictable character` in President Donald Trump, including the risk he could withdraw the U.S. from the deal, and said rushing is `absolutely the most terrible approach` because Canada must remember its leverage.
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told lawmakers last week that the CUSMA review depends on resolving concerns about Canadian policies on dairy, alcohol, digital services, and sectoral tariffs hitting autos, forestry, and metal production.
- Amid domestic pressure, Lana Payne, Unifor national president, urged negotiators to `play hardball` and warned against allowing tariffs to be legitimized amid business community calls for quick deals.
- The broader stakes are clear: U.S. focus on dairy market access and broader complaints about alcohol and digital services signal tough bargaining, while sectoral tariffs raise risks for autos, forestry and metal production ahead of January talks on CUSMA.
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As Canada prepares to revise its main free trade agreement with the United States next year, Unifor's national president, Lana Payne, says it is essential to stay firm to get a good deal.
·Montreal, Canada
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As Canada prepares to revise its main free trade agreement with the United States next year, Unifor's National President, Lana Payne, says it is essential to stay firm to get a good deal. Payne expressed concern about the opinions of some members of the business community who have pressured to quickly conclude trade agreements. She says that rushing to conclude an agreement at all prices is "absolutely the worst approach to negotiations," and Ca…
·Richelieu, Canada
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