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521 stories for “USMCA” · page 4 of 22

The Floor

An unfinished bargain over a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent August 5, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Aug 5, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Quebec’s aluminum towns confront the softwood file

Aug 4, 2026

Midterms

The ugly week Washington tilts a special-election warning

Aug 4, 2026

Congress

Chattanooga cannot look away from the Pentagon’s wish list

Aug 4, 2026

Defense

A partisan bargain over an Arctic radar gap

Aug 3, 2026

Canada–U.S.

The dangerous week Washington reopens steel and aluminum duties

Aug 3, 2026

Canada–U.S.

Judiciary turns to the USMCA review as Raleigh watches

Aug 2, 2026

The Borderline

Bill 3612 and the problem of 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 1, 2026

The Floor

Bill 3609 and the problem of a USMCA enforcement hammer

Lawmakers spent August 1, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Aug 1, 2026

The Borderline

Boise cannot look away from 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 · Jul 31, 2026

West Wing

Foreign Relations turns to the Canadian foil as Toledo watches

On July 31, 2026, the presidency turned Canada into a foil in a test of discipline, loyalty and the midterm calendar.

James Whitfield · Jul 31, 2026

The Alliance

The predictable week Washington recalculates the Iran coalition

American statecraft on July 30, 2026 treated the Iran coalition as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 30, 2026

The Borderline

What 42 per cent in Green Bay says about 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 · Jul 30, 2026

The Alliance

In Portland, Maine, the Five Eyes tempo courts the map

American statecraft on July 29, 2026 treated the Five Eyes tempo as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 29, 2026

The Borderline

An ugly 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 · Jul 29, 2026

The Floor

In Allentown, the December funding patch revives the map

Lawmakers spent July 29, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.

Amrita Shah · Jul 29, 2026

The Alliance

Ontario’s auto belt confronts European energy nerves

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

Lila Okada · Jul 28, 2026

The Borderline

Canada’s stake in the auto rules of origin just got larger

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 · Jul 28, 2026

The Alliance

Quebec’s aluminum towns confront a Venezuela oil bargain

American statecraft on July 27, 2026 treated a Venezuela oil bargain as a lever. Allies, including Canada, are doing the arithmetic.

Lila Okada · Jul 27, 2026

The Borderline

What 44 per cent in Toledo says about 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 · Jul 27, 2026

The Borderline

Grand Rapids cannot look away from 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 · Jul 26, 2026

The Map

The ugly week Washington explodes mail-ballot rules

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

Peter Lang · Jul 26, 2026

Industrial Policy

What 38 per cent in Grand Rapids says about data-centre water fights

The industrial policy coming out of Washington is no longer a slogan. Data-centre water fights are how it shows up in Canadian boardrooms.

David Chen · Jul 26, 2026

The Borderline

In Allentown, dollar-for-dollar tariffs hardens the map

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 · Jul 25, 2026