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Trade Deal
A new trade deal with Canada, and Mexico is moving forward after winning backing from House Democrats. A vote in the House will come next week, and sometime in the Senate next year. It is a victory for President Trump, after months of negotiations to revise NAFTA, which was a campaign promise when he ran…
Quebec Delegate General to New York Catherine Loubier at North Country Chamber of Commerce
Watch Catherine Loubier’s speech at the North Country Chamber of Commerce’s Rendezvous Breakfast.
Catherine Loubier, Quebec’s Delegate General Visits the Station
Quebec’s top diplomat and trade representative to New York pays a visit to Plattsburgh touting the great cross-border relationship between the province and North Country. When Quebec’s new premiere, businessman turned politician Francois Legault was elected last fall, he said it was a mandate from Quebec voters to make improving the economy a top priority.…
Quebec’s Top Diplomat on Tariff’s and Trade
Jean-Claude Lauzon, Quebec’s Delegate General, joins us to talk about the effect new tariffs are having on trade and relations between the United States and Canada. Mr. Lauzon also discusses deals in the works to sell billions of dollars worth of Canadian hydro-power to New York and New England.
Lauzon on Preclearance
Jean-Claude Lauzon also talks about the approval of the Preclearance Agreement that will place Customs Inspectors at Canadian airports and train stations to clear passengers, and eventually goods, crossing the border into the United States.
Nafta Talks
Stalled trade negotiations have renewed worries over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and the impact major changes to the treaty could have on trade between the U.S. & Canada. After a break for the holidays, the NAFTA negotiations are moving to Montreal in late January. Despite repeated threats during…
Trade War: Interview with Bill Owens
There are escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that Canada and the U.S. could suffer a “thickening” border after the Trump administration announced it would impose new tariffs, up to 24 percent, on softwood lumber entering the U.S. from Canada. Trudeau says the tariffs will hurt people on…
Bill Owens Bonus Interview on Trade
Bill Owens, who represented the North Country for 5 years in Congress, is now a Senior Advisor on U.S./Canada trade and border issues for Dentons, a global law firm based in Washington. Owens talks about the impact these trade disputes over lumber, dairy, and NAFTA, will have on the North Country. He also weighs in…
U.S./Canada Relations Under Trump
Dr. Michael Hawes, CEO of Fulbright Canada and political science professor talks about how relations between the United States and Canada may be impacted under the new Trump Administration, including the effect on trade between the two nations. Dr. Hawes spoke recently before a meeting of area business leaders at The Development Corporation in Plattsburgh.