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Timothy Warren, Executive Managing Editor, Communications Daily. He previously led the International Trade Today editorial team from the time it was purchased by Warren Communications News in 2012 through the launch of Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. Tim is a 2005 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids.

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USMCA Approval Process Underway in Canada; Uniform Regulations Highly Anticipated
February 7, 2020 by Tim Warren|Top News

The legislative process for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approval “has just started in Canada” and the final ratification is expected to occur in March, said Joy Nott, a partner in KPMG's Canada Indirect Tax Practice, during a Feb. 5 webinar. “If it does happen at any point in the month of March,” the agreement would then come into force in July (see 2001300009), she said. “The one thing that is sort of up in the air is -- in Canada, it goes through a debate period, and we're not expecting any undue delays or whatever else, but like all politics, there is a debate period that as long as the debate is going on, it could drag the ratification into April,” she said. Still, ratification in March seems likely, she said.

DHS Planning International Outreach, Enforcement Expansion for Goods Made With Forced Labor
January 23, 2020 by Tim Warren|Other U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to “expand its capacity to assess civil penalties and pursue criminal prosecutions against U.S. importers for violations of forced labor authorities,” it said in a recently released strategy document aiming at fighting forced labor imports and human trafficking. “DHS will consider streamlining regulatory frameworks guiding the process for forced labor enforcement actions,” it said. “DHS will also coordinate, consolidate, and publicize allegation and intake reporting channels and other information to ensure quality, actionable leads, gain information for ongoing cases, and verify forced labor allegations.“