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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 3 of 22

The Borderline

A continental bargain over 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 · Aug 17, 2026

Congress

Bill 3801 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer

Aug 17, 2026

Technology

Data-centre water fights: the view from Capitol Hill

Aug 17, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The expensive week Washington tests a dairy flare-up

Aug 16, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Bill 3780 and the problem of steel and aluminum duties

Aug 15, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Canada’s stake in cross-border data rules just got larger

Aug 14, 2026

Technology

The last-minute week Washington weaponizes platform liability

Aug 14, 2026

The Nine

What 42 per cent in Fresno says about the mail-in voting order

The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.

Claire Fontaine · Aug 14, 2026

The Borderline

What 48 per cent in Buffalo says about the USMCA review

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

Sophie Tremblay · Aug 13, 2026

Industrial Policy

The expensive week Washington regulates a chip-export tightening

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. A chip-export tightening is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Aug 13, 2026

The Borderline

Ontario’s auto belt confronts 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 · Aug 12, 2026

The Floor

Ways and Means turns to a USMCA enforcement hammer as Savannah watches

Lawmakers spent August 12, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Aug 12, 2026

The Alliance

The expensive week Washington splits Gulf shipping insurance

American statecraft on August 12, 2026 treated Gulf shipping insurance as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Aug 12, 2026

The Borderline

The drug-price transparency act 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 · Aug 11, 2026

The Floor

Bill 3729 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers

Lawmakers spent August 11, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Aug 11, 2026

The Borderline

K Street stays late on 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 · Aug 10, 2026

The Borderline

The softwood file: the view from Capitol Hill

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 · Aug 9, 2026

Drug Prices

What 43 per cent in Fresno says about a vaccine-schedule fight

American health policy leaks north. A vaccine-schedule fight is the newest example of a Washington fight with a Canadian waiting room.

Rachel Okonkwo · Aug 9, 2026

The Borderline

The legal week Washington weaponizes the embassy channel

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

Sophie Tremblay · Aug 8, 2026

The Borderline

The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside 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.

Elena Voss · Aug 7, 2026

The Border

In Savannah, interior enforcement tightens the map

Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — interior enforcement — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.

Nadia Rahman · Aug 7, 2026

The Borderline

The border supplemental hiding inside steel and aluminum duties

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

Sophie Tremblay · Aug 6, 2026

Industrial Policy

What 38 per cent in Portland, Maine says about Canada’s compute shortage

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Canada’s compute shortage is how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

Elena Voss · Aug 6, 2026

The Borderline

A partisan bargain over 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 · Aug 5, 2026