In the news today, Oct. 1
Six stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 1
———
CANADA INKS 11TH HOUR TRADE DEAL WITH U.S., MEXICO
A new era in North American free trade dawned in the dead of night Sunday as negotiators put the finishing touches on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, or USMCA. The new accord gives U.S. producers increased access to Canada’s dairy market, but it also appears to preserve the key dispute-resolution provisions — Chapter 19 — which allows independent panels to resolve disputes involving companies and governments, and Chapter 20, the government-to-government dispute settlement mechanism. Prime Minister Trudeau called it “a good day for Canada” as the trade deal was announced.