barriers to trade

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Thanks to last minute negotiations, trade deal with EU seems saved.

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Donald Trump doesn’t understand the benefits of trade, and Hillary Clinton has criticized trade on the campaign trail.


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U.S. importers and Canadian exporters have a strong shared interest in having the two governments reach a quick and durable settlement.


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The U.S. has collected billions of dollars from duties imposed on Canadian lumber.


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Approximately 20 per cent of Canada’s GDP comes from exports to the U.S.


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Canada raised tariffs in the 1930s and sunk into the Great Depression.


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America has gone from being the world’s third most economically free country in 2000 to the 16th freest in 2014.

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Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are favouring the protection of U.S. domestic producers.


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The U.S. trade deficit with Canada was around US$15.5 billion in 2015.