Remember the USMCA? The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement created plenty of buzz when it was finalised last autumn, giving a sense of relief to companies, especially those in the automobile and agricultural industries, that had been worried about the U.S. withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

But things have changed. Attention has shifted to U.S.-China trade talks and Democrats have gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, putting the future of President Donald Trump’s USMCA deal in jeopardy, to the point that it’s uncertain whether Congress will ratify the deal.