Export Disputes Between the U.S. and Canada

In an attempt to show his desire for strict trade regulations, President Trump imposed tariffs on lumber exported from Canada to the United States.  He argued that, if NAFTA was working as well as it should, there shouldn’t be longstanding trade disputes about lumber and dairy products between these two countries.  In the article by The New York Times it was estimated that the United States buys 69% of Canada’s lumber exports. The article also states that the United States likely would not be able to produce enough lumber on its own. If the United States and Canada cannot come up with a deal, the Canadian lumber industry could face tariffs up to 24%. Read the full article here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/business/trump-trudeau-canada-trade-lumber-dairy.html?_r=0
- Lorreen McCabe

The relationship between NAFTA and Canada's water...

On February 29, 2016, Canada put into affect it's Water Sustainability Act. Prior to this act being enforced, more than 225,000 people petitioned that companies, such as Nestle, who utilize Canada's water resources be charged higher fees. Great idea, right? Well, this actually caused quite an issue because it could cause conflict with NAFTA by turning water into a commodity for sale. I tried to find more information regarding whether or not Canada charges more to companies for water usage, but was unable to find a definitive answer, however, it appears from just a simple Google search that this is an ongoing issue. 

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/the180/more-on-nafta-and-water-partisanship-in-government-and-should-expats-be-able-to-vote-1.3163823/the-relationship-between-nafta-and-canadian-water-1.3164244

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-proposes-to-boost-water-bottler-fee-by-500-per-million-litres-taken/article33653753/

http://engage.gov.bc.ca/watersustainabilityact/act/

http://www.globalresearch.ca/canada-losing-water-through-nafta/6859 (older article, but interesting take on Canada's water and NAFTA)

- Nicole Dieterle