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b'The last minute new trade agreement among Mexico, Canada and the United States, the so-called USMCA, made headlines in late September. But beneath those headlines, the difference the agreement could mean for those countries are likely to be minimal. The difficult negotiating issues \\u2013 Canada\\u2019s dairy market/supply management, intellectual property, and the dispute settlement mechanism between member countries as well as investors - have been controversial since the inception of NAFTA in 1994 and even earlier\\n\\nIt\\u2019s not uncommon for politicians to rebrand existing trade deals, so it shouldn\\u2019t surprise anyone that President Trump wanted to call the new agreement USMCA. While little has changed, it\\u2019s far more eye-catching to announce a brand-new agreement, rather than to work within the confines of existing agreements. Signing ceremonies and new acronyms stick in voters\\u2019 minds longer than simply tinkering with an agreement that already is in place\\u2014even if the new agreement only includes minor changes.\\n\\nHow will Canada\\u2019s dairy farmers and auto workers be affected by the new deal? Was dispute settlement and intellectual property protected? And could the agreement limit Canada\\u2019s ability to negotiate trade deal with other nations, for example China? The speaker will draw attention to what sets apart USMCA from NAFTA and speculate on the long term consequences of the agreement. \\n \\nSpeaker: Dr. Chris Kukucha\\n\\nChristopher J. Kukucha is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is the author of The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy and a co-editor of several books including The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy (Adam Chapnick), International Political Economy (Greg Anderson), and the third edition of Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy (Duane Bratt). \\n\\nChris also served as the William J. Fulbright Research Chair in Canadian Studies at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh) and is a past President of the International Studies Association of Canada. \\n\\nModerator: Martin Heavy Head \\n\\nDate: Thursday, October 25, 2018 \\nTime: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 \\u2013 1:30 pm \\nLocation: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge \\nCost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required'