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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 17 of 22

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

The Borderline

The West Wing stays late on the auto rules of origin

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the auto rules of origin, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 7, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The partisan week Washington weaponizes the auto rules of origin

Mar 6, 2026

Courts

Ontario’s auto belt confronts sanctions litigation

Mar 5, 2026

Canada–U.S.

A partisan bargain over a dairy flare-up

Mar 5, 2026

Canada–U.S.

A quiet bargain over the embassy channel

Mar 4, 2026

Health

Bill 1830 and the problem of Medicare drug talks

Mar 4, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront the softwood file

Mar 3, 2026

The Floor

A transactional bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent March 3, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Mar 3, 2026

West Wing

What 43 per cent in Green Bay says about Canada as a foil

On March 3, 2026, the presidency turned Canada into a foil in a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Mar 3, 2026

The Strait

What 47 per cent in Tucson says about jet-fuel hedges

A barrel at US$78 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Jet-fuel hedges are the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Mar 2, 2026

The Borderline

The mail-in voting statute hiding inside the softwood file

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — the softwood file, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 2, 2026

The Alliance

Canada’s stake in Gulf shipping insurance just got larger

American statecraft on March 1, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Mar 1, 2026

The Borderline

The unfinished week Washington frays dollar-for-dollar tariffs

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — dollar-for-dollar tariffs, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Mar 1, 2026

The Floor

The border supplemental hiding inside a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent March 1, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Elena Voss · Mar 1, 2026

Industrial Policy

An expensive bargain over platform liability

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Platform liability is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Mar 1, 2026

The Alliance

Energy and Commerce turns to European energy nerves as Little Rock watches

American statecraft on February 28, 2026 treated European energy nerves as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Feb 28, 2026

The War

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts the tanker war

Inside the building that still runs American war, the tanker war is colliding with allied patience and Canadian procurement politics.

Marcus Hale · Feb 28, 2026

The Borderline

The intelligence panel turns to dollar-for-dollar tariffs as Des Moines watches

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — dollar-for-dollar tariffs, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 28, 2026

The Floor

In Spokane, a USMCA enforcement hammer defangs the map

Lawmakers spent February 28, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Feb 28, 2026

West Wing

The USMCA enforcement package hiding inside the mail-in ballot order

On February 28, 2026, the presidency turned the mail-in ballot order into a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Feb 28, 2026

The Strait

Energy and Commerce turns to Gulf Coast refining as Fresno watches

A barrel at US$78 turns every hearing into a kitchen-table argument. Gulf Coast refining is the latest attempt to look in control.

Owen MacLeod · Feb 27, 2026

The Alliance

What 46 per cent in Anchorage says about the Five Eyes tempo

American statecraft on February 27, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Feb 27, 2026

The Borderline

What 43 per cent in Buffalo says about a dairy flare-up

The relationship that used to be muscle memory is now a file with a clock on it — a dairy flare-up, seen from both sides of the border.

Sophie Tremblay · Feb 27, 2026

The Map

Des Moines cannot look away from mail-ballot rules

From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 27, 2026