ABE NEWS | September 14, 2026 For decades, Canada has enjoyed one of the most valuable economic relationships any country could ask for. Immediately to its south sits the world’s largest economy. Canadian oil, cars, lumber, minerals, machinery, electricity and countless other products could cross one of the world’s longest borders into an enormous American…
ABE NEWS | September 14, 2026 For years, one of the biggest strategic conversations inside global business could be summarized in three words: Get out of China. Not completely, perhaps. But reduce the dependence. American tariffs made Chinese imports more expensive. The pandemic demonstrated how dangerous it could be to depend heavily on one…
SATURDAY ABE ORIGINALS | September 12, 2026 For much of the past forty years, one idea quietly shaped the way the global economy was built: waste is bad. Factories should not hold more inventory than necessary. Companies should buy components wherever they can be produced most cheaply. Ships should follow the shortest and most…
ABE NEWS | August 27, 2026 One of North America’s five Great Lakes has suddenly become the latest battleground in the deteriorating relationship between the United States and Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the American federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” turning what had been…
ABE NEWS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2026 For three days, Canada and the United States appeared to be moving toward a trade agreement. By midnight, it was gone. After intense negotiations in Washington, the two countries failed to finalize a deal Friday night. At 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the United States imposed new 50% tariffs…
ABE NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 Canada went to bed Tuesday night facing a 50% tariff. It woke up Wednesday without one. Less than two hours before nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports were supposed to face new U.S. tariffs, President Donald Trump stopped the clock. But only for: THREE DAYS. Trump…
ABE NEWS | MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026 The weekend was supposed to help. Canadian negotiators stayed in Washington. Meetings continued. Officials kept talking. Sunday came. Another meeting happened. And now it’s Monday morning. There is still no deal. That matters because Canada and the United States are no longer negotiating against some distant deadline….
Canada and the United States have been talking almost every day. Ministers are meeting. Negotiators are working behind the scenes. Both governments say they want an agreement. But with only days remaining before a major tariff deadline, there is one uncomfortable problem: They still don’t have a deal. Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told…
Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States have entered one of their most important stages in months. With a August 19 deadline approaching, officials from both countries are meeting daily in an effort to avoid a new round of U.S. tariffs that could affect billions of dollars in cross-border trade. The outcome could…
