US midterm results bring new sources of trade uncertainty for Canada

OTTAWA — Canadians are inspecting the fresh U.S. political landscape following midterm election results that many believe have added fresh trade-related uncertainty. Experts says the Democrats’ majority victory Tuesday in the House of Representatives means the ratification of the recently struck United States-Mexico-Canada deal, known as USMCA, will likely have to wait well into 2019. Trade expert Lawrence Herman says he expects the p