Canada News Updates

Janice Charette will work with the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, Dominic LeBlanc, on the joint review of the trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

President Trump introduced 25% tariffs on U.S. imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts on Nov. 1 as he seeks to reorient trade flows, although the full details are yet to emerge.

The rollback plans were reported earlier by the Financial Times. Aluminum and other metals fell following the report, while shares of U.S. steelmakers and aluminum producers sank.

DP World named Yuvraj Narayan as the new CEO and Essa Kazim as chairman, it said in a statement on Feb. 13. DP World has activities in 83 countries, including logistics sites in the U.S.

The company wants “to find a sustainable option for Brampton” after moving production of the Jeep Compass SUV to the U.S., Stellantis Canada CEO Trevor Longley said Feb. 12.

Uncertainty over the future of the deal has intensified, with the president asking aides why he should not withdraw from the agreement, according to people familiar with those discussions.

The House voted Feb. 11 to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.

British International Investment halted investments with DP World over alleged ties between the port operator’s CEO and Jeffrey Epstein, the second suspension in the space of 24 hours.

The president has asked aides why he shouldn’t withdraw from the pact, which he signed during his first term, though he has stopped short of flatly signaling that he will do so, Bloomberg reports.

The bridge project was negotiated by former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and paid for by the Canadian government to help ease congestion over the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel.