Mike Blanchfield
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Mike Blanchfield
Liberals won't compromise on culture, dispute resolution in NAFTA talks: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held firm on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, to the lines drawn in sand three decades ago as the latest push to preserve a North American Free Trade Agreement — one that still includes Canada — was poised to unfold.
Tories defend criticism of Liberals on NAFTA, and say they want a deal too
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer defended his party's suddenly sharp criticism of the Liberal government's performance on the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying the Tories want a deal with the United States as much as anyone.
U.S. is intent on ending supply management for Canadian dairy: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Trump administration on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, of setting its sights on dismantling Canada's supply management system.
Dairy looms as 11th hour NAFTA irritant as Trump advisers press for concessions
Canada's protected supply-managed dairy industry emerged as a major 11th-hour irritant as the Trudeau government returned on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, to what could be the final, pivotal round of talks to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trudeau affirms importance of NAFTA amid rumbling of U.S.-Mexico deal
Despite fresh rumblings of a bilateral deal between the United States and Mexico, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convinced that a full North American Free Trade Agreement is best for all three countries.
Canada faces 'collateral damage' in escalating U.S.-China trade war
Grim scenarios of collateral damage for Canadian consumers and businesses are emerging in response to escalating the U.S.-China trade war.
Canada, U.S. express concern at NATO over Russian pipeline into Germany
The Trudeau government and the Trump administration have found a rare patch of common ground at the NATO summit in Brussels — shared concern about a proposed Russian pipeline that would cross through the Baltic Sea into Germany.
NATO to reinforce Russia's threat in talks with Trump, says Trudeau
President Donald Trump's NATO allies will have little time for his pro-Russian musings when he meets the alliance's leaders at their annual summit in Brussels starting on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
From ketchup to toilet paper: Canada launching retaliatory tariff broadside
When Sen. Patrick Toomey looks at the future of the ketchup market in his home state of Pennsylvania, he sees real blood on the floor.
Trade committee returns to Ottawa to talk about the pain of Trump tariffs
The House of Commons trade committee will be back at work later today, June 26, 2018, with a special meeting that has one major aim — demonstrating the broad economic pain of the Trump administration's crushing steel and aluminum tariffs.