Peter Danner

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Mark Bain |Andrew Bernstein |Peter Danner |Valerie Helbronner

Turning to national priority projects in times of volatility isan age-old concept, which Canadians know well. In 1866, the U.S.backed out of the 1854 Reciprocity Treaty (an early form of freetrade agreement) and reinstated tariffs against the then-Britishcolonies. This was intended to buttress U.S. industry and advance"manifest destiny", a long-held U.S. ambition forterritorial expansion to the west and north.