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After a year of rhetorical escalation and limited formal engagement, North American trade has entered a new phase: structured positioning ahead of the USMCA review. Three developments in the past week have shifted the calculus on both sides of the border:
Taken together, these developments mark the transition from political theatre to negotiated outcomes. The door to shape the review process is open. The window to have influence, in both Washington and Ottawa, is finite.
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