U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.

The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, which can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.

In a public statement posted late Tuesday, Hillman did not reveal the reason she is leaving now but she previously had been expected to stay on for a full year.

Donald Trump signalled he could impose fresh tariffs in the latest sign that trade talks with Canada and India could drag on. Read more here

In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America’s allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.

Donald Trump’s new national security strategy turns history on its head, dismissing a Europe it says faces “civilizational erasure” and praising far-right parties that Moscow supports.

Farmers have been dogged by trade wars that have seen reduced purchases and increased prices on seeds and fertiliser.

The world’s despots have much to celebrate, while democrats have plenty to be anxious about — especially in Europe.

The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

Allies may panic; despots will cheer

The Trump administration recently released its “National Security Strategy”.

Madelaine Drohan has written a book that I'm putting on my Christmas list. The New York Times gives it some coverage in their "Canada Letter" this morning. By Ian Austen New York Times "Canada Letter" December 6, 2025 After Madelaine Drohan left a long and distinguished career in journalism for graduate studies in history, she took on a largely forgotten aspect of the relationship between Canada and the United States.

President Donald Trump has come out with a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

Released Thursday, the 2025 National Security Strategy is also a window into the dramatic shift in America’s official world view under Trump.

The United States Trade Representative office is holding three days of hearings this week "regarding the operation of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) in preparation for the first Six-Year Joint Review of the USMCA on July 1, 2026" (Source: USTR website). A wide range of interests were scheduled to appear. See…

Trump Administration has released its National Security policy. It is a startling document, both in its language and in its assertion of an entirely self-absorbed (countries don't have friends...just interests) approach to international relations. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

I saw this Newsweek story today. No coincidence as this was Day 2 of the USTR Hearings on USMCA review. Trump has said similar things as well. The key takeaway is they seem to be setting up dumping the agreement and doing bilateral deals with Canada and Mexico. It will be interesting to see if that is where their consultations come out...although that probably doesn't matter much.

U.S. President Donald Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement, Politico reported on Thursday, citing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

America and the Fate of Ukraine

Apropos my recent post on the flurry of activity on trade negotiations from the Carney government, Lawrence Herman notes that they are not all cut from the same cloth. He rightly notes that smaller, industry or sector specific negotiations are becoming a more frequent model, which in turn will have some implications for how Canada organizes itself for them. A good read.

There has been much talk about the impact of a recent Ontario Government commercial that used old video to demonstrate the views of former President Reagan with respect to tariffs. All that talk, and the fact that we had enough snow that I had to take my snowblower out on my driveway today, got me thinking about some old Ontario Government advertising that I used to see on TV as a kid, probably when I was watching Saturday night hockey with my dad. For those who grew up in Ontario... see if you can remember them.

As the review of the USMCA approaches, US interests are making their views known to the Trump administration. There is an interesting story by CBC today... Mike Crawley · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2025  Manufacturers praise Trump for signing agreement in his first term, urge him to preserve it As Canada’s trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico faces a crucial review, many U.S.