U.S. industry groups strongly back renewing CUSMA

CBC: While there are calls for amendments among the roughly 1,500 public comments submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the three-way agreement gets widespread, even enthusiastic support from major industry groups. 

CUSMA is “the most pro-U.S. manufacturing trade agreement in history,” gushes the submission from the National Association of Manufacturers, the largest organization in a sector that contributes $2.9 trillion US to the nation’s GDP. 

The deal has “boosted manufacturing in the U.S. to unparalleled levels,” it says, calling CUSMA a “core driver” of the domestic industry’s global competitiveness…