Can Canada get itself in on the NAFTA rewrite?

Andy Uhler Aug 28, 2018
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Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland gives a message to the media during the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City, on March 5, 2018.  RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

Can Canada get itself in on the NAFTA rewrite?

Andy Uhler Aug 28, 2018
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland gives a message to the media during the seventh round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City, on March 5, 2018.  RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images
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On Monday, the United States and Mexico reached a tentative agreement on updates to the North American Free Trade Agreement. So now it’s Canada’s turn, right? Maybe. Today, Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, is in Washington to get her country in on the NAFTA rewrite. The big sticking points? Dairy and infrastructure. 

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