Sabrina Bandali speaks with the Globe and Mail about US President Donald Trump ordering several cabinet secretaries and senior officials on Monday to investigate a slew of trade issues in a trade memo—including the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the US's persistent trade deficits and new export opportunities.
Commenting on the US pivot to unilateralism, Sabrina says the memo demonstrates the US administration’s skepticism toward multilateral trading agreements and the international rules-based trading system.
For more on what to expect with the re-election of President Trump and coming US import tariffs on goods from Canada, read the Bennett Jones blog Duty Calls: Preparing for US and Canadian Tariffs by Sabrina and members of the firm’s International Trade & Investment team. The blog includes access to Bennett Jones Tariff Preparedness Diagnostic Toolkit to help businesses self-assess readiness for the coming tariffs and other trade measures.