Canadian industry, unions urge Ottawa to gird for 2026 USMCA review

Representatives from Canadian industry, labor and civil society groups last week called on lawmakers in Ottawa to start gearing up for tough negotiations with Washington when the countries review their renegotiated trade agreement in 2026. The Canadian House of Commons’ Standing Committee on International Trade heard from stakeholders in the steel, automotive, dairy and manufacturing industries, as well as union and civil society groups, about their chief priorities for the 2026 review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a hearing last...