Chrystia Freeland Nafta

• Freeland pens letter asking Opposition parties not to delay new NAFTA

  Freeland has sent a letter to the leaders of the Conservatives, NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Greens on the eve of the return of the House of Commons asking for their support.

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2020
  
• Jagmeet Singh still mum on whether NDP will vote to ratify CUSMA trade deal

  The NDP Leader said he wants to talk to stakeholders who will be impacted before deciding.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2019
  
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• ‘We are not working towards a deadline’: Marc Garneau on Canada’s NAFTA approach

  In an interview with The West Block's Mercedes Stephenson, Minister of Transport Marc Garneau explains why the Canadian government isn't eager to set a NAFTA deadline.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2018
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• With looming NAFTA deadline, Chrystia Freeland postpones UN speech

  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's marquee speech to the United Nations General Assembly has been postponed until Monday.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2018
• Canada pushes back on U.S. trade law that lets Trump use national security to justify tariffs

  Sources say Thursday's talks between Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer were dominated by efforts to secure a commitment from the Americans that a new NAFTA deal would mitigate the risk of such tariffs.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2018
• As Freeland resumes ‘intensive’ NAFTA talks, Trudeau says more ‘movement’ needed

  Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is back in Washington — and back in search of a way to bridge the divide that's keeping Canada out of a new North American free trade pact.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2018
• NAFTA talks: Freeland says Canada has a ‘talent for compromise,’ American officials don’t agree

  It's now 13 months into NAFTA talks. Freeland told reporters that any negotiator who goes into a negotiation intent on making a deal at any price, "will be forced to pay the maximum price for that deal." 

  Economy

  Sep 18, 2018
• Freeland says losing NAFTA would be a blow to U.S.: ‘Canada is important to the U.S., too’

  Freeland maintains that, while a deal that's beneficial for all three countries is "absolutely possible," she adds that "it's going to take flexibility on all sides."

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2018
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• Mexico wants U.S. tariffs scrapped before ratifying trade deal: minister

  Mexico wants to end to a tariff dispute over steel and aluminum with the United States prior to signing off on a reworked trade agreement with its northern neighbor, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Thursday.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2018
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• NAFTA negotiations grind on as Trump threatens to move ahead without Canada

  Canadian and American negotiators resume their talks Friday on updating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2018