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Closeup of the flags of the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA members on textile texture. NAFTA is the world's largest trade bloc and the member countries are Canada, United States and Mexico. 3D rendering with detailed textured grunge effect on closeup.

CCA Report: Speaking up for NAFTA

From the February 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dan Darling February 6, 2018

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) leadership travelled to two major agriculture policy conventions in the United States in early January to promote common interests in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and urge progress on regulatory modernization to improve the flow of trade between the two countries. The advocacy efforts are part of an increasingly […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a town hall meeting Jan. 10 in Hamilton. (PM.gc.ca)

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Trudeau talks tough on NAFTA, repeats he could walk away

By Kevin Light February 2, 2018

Nanaimo, B.C. | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a tough line on NAFTA on Friday, repeating that he could walk away if he was not happy with talks to modernize a pact the U.S. contends needs major changes. “The negotiations are complex and challenging … I’ve said many times, we are not […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shown here in Ottawa last month with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (l), said he’s confident U.S. President Donald Trump will see remaining in NAFTA as being in Americans’ best interests. (PM.gc.ca)

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Trudeau says doesn’t think Trump will pull U.S. out of NAFTA

By David Ljunggren January 31, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he did not think U.S. President Donald Trump would pull out of NAFTA, despite slow progress at negotiations to update the US$1.2 trillion trade pact. Trudeau’s comments were among the most positive made by any Canadian official since talks started last year to […] Read more

U.S. trade negotiators are skeptical of a Canadian suggestion that North American content in automobiles would be higher if the value of software and related materials produced by the three NAFTA nations were taken into account. (Ford.ca)

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U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder January 29, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade chief on Monday dismissed Canadian proposals for unblocking NAFTA modernization talks but pledged to stay at the table, easing concerns about a potentially imminent U.S. withdrawal from the trilateral pact. Trump, who described the 1994 pact as a disaster that has drained manufacturing jobs to Mexico, […] Read more

A pair of Bombardier C series jets. (Bombardier.com)

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At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren January 26, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian plane maker Bombardier won a major U.S. case on Friday, which government officials said showed the importance of free trade at a time when talks to modernize the NAFTA pact are moving slowly. A U.S. tribunal unexpectedly dismissed a complaint by Boeing against alleged dumping by Bombardier in the case […] Read more

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U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm January 25, 2018

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — As U.S. President Donald Trump follows his “America first” policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry, according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C. it’s chaotic. It’s the craziest situation I’ve […] Read more

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Canada unveils ideas to save NAFTA

By Anthony Esposito, David Ljunggren January 24, 2018

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian negotiators at the NAFTA talks on Wednesday unveiled ideas to address contentious U.S. demands for revamping the 1994 pact while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged top U.S. executives to back free trade. The sixth and penultimate round of negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opened in […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

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Trudeau to boost support for NAFTA in U.S. as talks intensify

By David Ljunggren January 19, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit three major U.S. cities next month to bolster support for NAFTA as negotiators revising the trade pact tackle major differences, officials said on Friday. The timing of Trudeau’s Feb. 7-10 trip is significant, since it comes after a sixth and penultimate round of talks […] Read more

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Montreal round of NAFTA talks extended to Jan. 29

By Reuters January 18, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — The upcoming round of talks in Montreal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be extended by one day and will now conclude Jan. 29, Canadian and Mexican sources told Reuters on Thursday. Trade negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico were originally scheduled to meet from […] Read more

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Canada welcomes Trump suggestion of NAFTA deadline extension

By Reuters January 12, 2018

London, Ont. | Reuters — Canada welcomes the suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that the deadline for concluding talks to modernize NAFTA could be extended beyond the end of March, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Friday. Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that “a lot of things are hard to […] Read more

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CCA Report: Speaking up for NAFTA

Trudeau talks tough on NAFTA, repeats he could walk away

Trudeau says doesn’t think Trump will pull U.S. out of NAFTA

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

At NAFTA talks, Canada hails jet case as victory for free trade

U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag

Canada unveils ideas to save NAFTA

Trudeau to boost support for NAFTA in U.S. as talks intensify

Montreal round of NAFTA talks extended to Jan. 29

Canada welcomes Trump suggestion of NAFTA deadline extension

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