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Tasha Kheiriddin: The key to reaching a trade deal with the U.S.

There are fresh signs that our countries might be able to find a way forward to an agreement

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Is there hope for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)? For over a year, Canada-U.S. trade talks have been testy at best, in a deep freeze at worst.

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U.S. President Donald Trump mocked us as the “51st state,” put tariffs our steel, aluminum and autos, and claimed that America doesn’t need anything we’re selling. Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that Canada must reduce its dependence on the U.S., circled the globe inking foreign trade deals and became the darling of Davos for his vision of “middle power” alliances.

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Yet something curious has happened over the past few weeks. Beneath the high-level noise, diplomats and negotiators are taking a different tone. And that is a sign that our countries can maybe — just maybe — find their way........

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