2019 in politics

[246] In the first half of 2019, global debt levels reached a record high of $250 trillion, led by the US and China.

[252] In April 2019, Trump vetoed a bipartisan bill which would have ended US support for the Saudi-led military intervention.

[256] Mulroy supported the United Nation's peace talks and he pushed the international community to come together and chart a comprehensive way ahead for Yemen.

[263] Negotiations "focused largely on auto exports, steel and aluminum tariffs, and the dairy, egg, and poultry markets."

[264] Compared to NAFTA, USMCA increases environmental and labour regulations, and incentivizes more domestic production of cars and trucks.

[265] The agreement also provides updated intellectual property protections, gives the United States more access to Canada's dairy market, imposes a quota for Canadian and Mexican automotive production, and increases the duty free limit for Canadians who buy U.S. goods online from $20 to $150.