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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a town hall meeting Jan. 10 in Hamilton. (PM.gc.ca)

Trudeau urges some U.S. flexibility in NAFTA talks

By David Lawder, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News September 19, 2018

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he wanted to see flexibility from the U.S. if the two sides are to reach a deal on renewing NAFTA, which Washington insists must be finished by the end of the month. Ottawa is pushing back against increasing pressure by the administration of

Canadian dairy cows produce roughly 8,500 litres of milk per cow per year.

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Opinion: Counting cows

By Suzanne Armstrong September 18, 2018

Comparing the shelf price of milk in other countries is far too simplified a way of trying to compare complex differences between complete systems of producing and marketing milk. The CFFO prides itself on considering agricultural issues not only from an economic perspective. Last week’s commentary considered the social impacts of Canada’s supply management system,

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks March 30 at a Ford plant in Windsor, Ont. (PMO photo by Adam Scotti)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Trudeau says good NAFTA deal wanted soon, hazy on deadline

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 13, 2018

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he wanted a good NAFTA deal as soon as possible, but did not answer directly when asked if he agreed with Washington that the end of September was the final deadline for talks. Canada and the U.S. are struggling to settle differences over access

Comment, Opinion

Opinion: The whole dairy picture

By Suzanne Armstrong September 11, 2018

The current press frenzy around Canada’s supply-managed dairy system is mostly thanks to the rhetoric of politicians south of the border. However, debate about the system has gone on within our own Canadian media for a long time too. Media debate around supply management often focuses on the issue of price for product on the

A Holstein heifer on pasture in Quebec. (Lurin/iStock/Getty Images)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Sources say Canada ready to offer dairy access in NAFTA talks

By David Lawder, David Ljunggren, GFM Network News September 11, 2018

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — Canada is ready to offer the U.S. limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, two Canadian sources with direct knowledge of Ottawa’s negotiating strategy said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said at the White House that trade

Candian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to journalists outside the U.S. Trade Representative’s office in Washington on Aug. 28. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)

Dairy cattle

Freeland to hold NAFTA talks Tuesday

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News September 10, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington on Tuesday for another round of talks to renew the NAFTA trade pact, an official said on Monday, as time runs short to seal a deal. Freeland spokesman Adam Austen did not give details. After more than

A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

U.S.-Canada trade talks grind on, ‘final’ issues unresolved

By David Lawder, GFM Network News September 6, 2018

Washington | Reuters — U.S. and Canadian negotiators pushed ahead in grinding talks to rescue the North American Free Trade Agreement on Thursday, but a few stubborn issues stood in the way of a deal, including dairy, protection for media companies, and how to solve future trade disputes. A U.S. source familiar with the discussions

Dairy cattle

Progress seen in NAFTA talks

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News, Jason Lange September 5, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada have made progress in talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement, and officials from the two sides will work together into the night to flesh out areas for further discussion, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday. Freeland sounded upbeat as she emerged from

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a news conference at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 31. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Wattie)

Dairy cattle, Markets

U.S. to move ahead with Mexico pact, keep talking to Canada

By Allison Martell, GFM Network News, Julie Gordon, Sharay Angulo August 31, 2018

Washington/Toronto | Reuters — Contentious U.S.-Canada trade talks ended on Friday with no deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement after the mood soured, and President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a bilateral trade pact with Mexico. U.S. and Canadian trade officials set plans to resume their talks on

Then-Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier speaks at the party's leadership convention in Toronto on May 26, 2017.

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: A big boom

By Gord Gilmour August 30, 2018

It’s been quite the week in Ottawa. Even in the midst of harvest it was impossible to ignore the very public departure of former leadership front-runner Maxime Bernier from the Conservative Party of Canada’s benches. He didn’t just burn the bridges as he left, he took the time to dynamite the piers as he went,

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Trudeau urges some U.S. flexibility in NAFTA talks

Opinion: Counting cows

Trudeau says good NAFTA deal wanted soon, hazy on deadline

Opinion: The whole dairy picture

Sources say Canada ready to offer dairy access in NAFTA talks

Freeland to hold NAFTA talks Tuesday

U.S.-Canada trade talks grind on, ‘final’ issues unresolved

Progress seen in NAFTA talks

U.S. to move ahead with Mexico pact, keep talking to Canada

Editorial: A big boom

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