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Canada is in no rush to join a new NAFTA deal

Andy Uhler Sep 19, 2018
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Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters as she arrives for a meeting at the U.S. Trade Representative's office in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Canada is in no rush to join a new NAFTA deal

Andy Uhler Sep 19, 2018
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters as she arrives for a meeting at the U.S. Trade Representative's office in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
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Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland meets with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in the latest round of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations on Wednesday. This comes a month after the United States and Mexico stuck a preliminary deal. But there are still some sticking points that need ironing out before Canada is ready to sign on to new agreement. 

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