U.S. trade representative says access to Canada’s dairy market key to CUSMA review
U.S. Trade Representative Greer demands Canada address dairy market access, streaming and news laws, and provincial alcohol bans to secure CUSMA extension, citing structural trade barriers.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer publicly outlined conditions in a presentation to the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee tied to the six-year CUSMA review next year.
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Canada must boost market access for U.S. dairy and address exports amid allegations of dumping, and criticized the Online Streaming Act as discriminatory against U.S. tech firms.
- Among other frictions, Greer named provincial bans on U.S. alcohol, discriminatory procurement in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, complex customs for Canadian recipients of U.S. exports, and Alberta’s treatment of Montana power providers.
- USTR Jamieson Greer warned USTR will negotiate firmly and recommend renewal only if issues are resolved, noting President Donald Trump's tariffs this year have complicated talks with Canada.
- For Mexico, Greer noted the U.S. will press on labour practices and energy renationalization while U.S. businesses from airlines to winemakers urge preserving North American free trade.
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It will depend on addressing concerns about Canadian policies on dairy products, alcohol and digital services.
The Washington Trade Representative said that the next revision of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CAUM) would depend on resolving concerns about Canadian policies on dairy products, alcohol and digital services.
U.S. trade representative fires opening salvo in review of Canada-U.S.-Mexico deal
OTTAWA - Washington's trade representative says a coming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal will hinge on resolving concerns about Canadian policies on dairy products, alcohol and digital services.
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