Canada’s retaliatory tariffs ‘a problem’ for negotiations: U.S. trade rep – National

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States are an ongoing “problem” for trade negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump‘s trade envoy said Tuesday as next month’s deadline to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) draws ever closer. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Fox Business he’s focused on addressing “flaws” in the trade pact…

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Grand Chief calls Non-Insured Health Benefits program ‘Canada’s worst insurance company’

First Nation leaders and health-care providers in northwestern Ontario are demanding the federal government make urgent changes to the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program. The program provides coverage for medical transportation, accommodations and meals for those who must leave their communities for health-care services that aren’t available at home. This often means travelling hundreds…

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