Canada walked away from the free-trade negotiations with the United States in 1987. It did the same in 2016 in the negotiations with the European Union. Both walkouts were predicated on two assumptions: first, that the negotiations would have to be elevated to the political level for resolution, and second, that there was the belief […] Read more
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Trudeau says Canada will keep exploring trade deal with China
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Canada will continue to explore a free trade agreement with China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today, as it weighs its options after the United States threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The announcement appears to delay what was expected to be an announcement of the […] Read more
NAFTA talks have U.S. farmers on pins and needles
Producers worry U.S. President Donald Trump may eventually pull out of the deal if he’s not satisfied with negotiations
Maria Zieba knows when U.S. President Donald Trump has tweeted about the North American Free Trade Agreement. For hours after the tweet, Zieba’s cellphone doesn’t stop beeping. “Every time there is a tweet or some sort of article on NAFTA, my (email) inbox gets inundated,” said Zieba, director of international affairs with the National Pork […] Read moreNAFTA talks hit wall as Mexico, Canada push back on U.S. demands
MEXICO CITY, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and Canada failed to resolve any major differences in a fifth round of talks to rework the NAFTA trade deal, drawing a swift complaint from the Trump administration on Tuesday that the lack of progress could doom the process. The three nations have vowed to […] Read more
