Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday “good progress” was being made in the most recent talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, following a meeting in Washington with her counterparts in Mexico and the U.S.
“The Trump administration is preparing for a possible vote on a new NAFTA deal this summer, sources close to the administration tell the Washington Examiner” writes Ap Photo Rebecca for washingtonexaminer.com. The Trump administration had demanded much higher standards, stalling progress, but has since made a “creative proposal” that has put new energy in the talks, Freeland said. One possibility was withdrawing from the existing NAFTA treaty before submitting the new one to Congress, obliging lawmakers who prefer the status quo to approve the new deal if they want to…
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