"CUSMA exemptions make trade war 'less of a crisis' Canada's ex-trade envoy"

"It is unlikely that the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement, also known as CUSMA, will yield immediate results, Canada's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul said on Thursday, adding that the exemptions under the deal make the trade war a "bit less of a crisis". The agreement, which dictates virtually all trade between the three countries, is up for review by July. "I am not entirely convinced anything is going to come out of the CUSMA review, at least in the foreseeable future or the short term... (Rana, 2026)

 

 

 

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Rana, Uday. (2026, May 7th) CUSMA exemptions make trade war 'less of a crisis' Canada's ex-trade envoy. Available from Global News: https://globalnews.ca/news/11838726/cusma-exemptions-trade-war-canada-trade-envoy/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Published on May 12, 2026