Disconnect on Canada-U.S. trade as CUSMA eludes Trump menace

The continuation of the broad CUSMA exemption is still a significant positive development for this country in the context of the full-blown trade war the U.S. president is carrying out with the rest of the world.

Unsurprisingly, with Ottawa’s negotiations with the U.S. taking place behind closed doors, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers aren’t saying a lot about CUSMA’s status, writes Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

July 23, 2025

OTTAWA—It doesn’t make for good copy, as they say in the news business—at least not as good as the things-are-worse-than-you-think version of affairs.

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