The New North America Initiative
The New ART of the Deal: Trump Administration Agreements on Reciprocal Trade and Canada
Carlo Dade & Alex Giordano
Since 2025, the United States has negotiated a series of Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ART). The new ARTs, which range from formal FTAs to frameworks to memorandums to news releases, are executive arrangements negotiated, implemented, modified and ended by President Donald Trump with no congressional participation, let alone approval.
They give the Trump administration extraordinary power, flexibility and speed to impose new trade conditions and adjust them as it wishes without much in the way of real time constraint and only slow, arduous court proceedings as a constraint after damage has been done and concessions extracted.
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In this episode of the No Nonsense with Pamela Wallin podcast, Carlo Dade, Director of the New North America Initiative, joins a panel to share insights into tariffs and the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Media Roundup: Dade on Tariffs and Canada-U.S. Trade Talks
From tariff threats to Canadian solidarity, International Policy Director Carlo Dade unpacks what it means for Canada.
Trump administration’s latest Canadian tariffs suggest a divide and conquer strategy at a provincial level
The Section 338 tariffs imposed this week by the Trump administration empowers the U.S President to impose tariffs on subnational jurisdictions, states and, in Canada’s case, provinces.
Visiting scholar Paul Marx brings expertise in political inequality to New North America Initiative
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New North America Summit 2026
NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP FOR OUR SHARED CONTINENT
June 15-16 | Calgary, AB
The New North America Initiative convened a select group of current and future thought leaders and stakeholders on the North American relationship to develop a future-oriented vision for our shared continent and practical steps to achieve it.
July 2026
Polling Report
Beyond CUSMA: Polling Research on Canada & U.S. Perspectives
March 2026
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For Canada, a Shift from IEEPA to Section 232 Tariffs Will Be a Transition: from National to Provincial Impacts
February 2026
Grassroots Research Report
Building Alberta's Trade Resilience: Insights from Stakeholder Roundtables
New North America Insights
March 2026
This student driven news brief shares critical policy insights on international trade across North America.
