MAPLE Business Council co-founders Stephen Armstrong and Robert Kelle had the pleasure of speaking with Consul General Zaib Shaikh of the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles today in a webinar “USMCA In Effect - What the Deal Means to Southern California”. They discussed the upcoming activation of the USMCA trade agreement and its impact on Southern California in the context of Canada-Southern California economic ties. The new trade agreement goes live on July 1, 2020 which is also Canada's 153rd birthday.