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NAFTA negotiations
Canada is in no rush to join a new NAFTA deal
by
Andy Uhler
Sep 19, 2018
Even with the U.S. and Mexico reaching an early pact, there are still some issues to iron out before Canada joins in.
U.S and Canada prepare to resume tough NAFTA talks
by
Erika Beras
Sep 3, 2018
On Wednesday, Canadian and U.S. negotiators head back to the negotiating table for discussions on overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA.) Over the weekend, President Trump tweeted that there was no need to keep Canada in the deal and he warned he might terminate it altogether. Then yesterday, Richard Trumka, the leader of […]
U.S. and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal
Aug 27, 2018
The White House still needs to negotiate with Canada.
With NAFTA stalled, U.S. and Mexican officials to meet on trade
Jul 26, 2018
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is scheduled to meet today with Mexico’s economy minister. They’re trying to revive NAFTA negotiations. Mexican officials and President Donald Trump are sounding optimistic. But what, realistically, can be accomplished in these talks? Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Will dysfunction in DC give our NAFTA partners an edge?
Jan 22, 2018
The next round of negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement officially begins tomorrow in Montreal. It’s the sixth of seven rounds, and the stakes are high. Now that the government is back open, the United States will have a full roster of negotiators at the talks. They’ll be trying once again to hammer […]
Trump's NAFTA negotiations see opposition from the business sector
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 10, 2017
In the midst of NAFTA negotiations, a schism has grown between President Trump and the business sector. Tom Donohue, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce — called the Trump administration’s negotiating tactics on the trade deal an existential threat to it. Donohue’s comments come as negotiations to […]