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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday backed a new trade agreement with neighbouring Mexico and Canada in a 385-41 bipartisan vote, sending the NAFTA replacement measure to the Senate for consideration early in 2020. CBC | World News
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New NAFTA deal set to land after flurry of last-minute changes
The long wait for ratification of the revised North American trade agreement appears to be nearly over, with word that congressional Democrats may be satisfied with the text of changes proposed by Donald Trump’s trade representative and circulated over the weekend. CBC | World News
Read More »Pelosi says agreement on revamped NAFTA ‘imminent’
In a development that would affect Canada and the incoming Parliament, U.S. Democrats say a deal with the Trump administration on the new NAFTA is ‘imminent.’ The Democrats want to prove they can get things done despite the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »In deal as big as NAFTA, EU and Japan agree to free trade
The European Union and Japan have agreed terms for a free trade deal liberalizing almost all trade between the bloc and the world’s third-largest economy. CBC | World News
Read More »American lawyers gather to ponder Trump’s NAFTA options: Can he cancel it alone?
Legal experts huddled together at a recent conference to ponder a question that could go from being a distant hypothetical to one that dominates Canada-U.S.-Mexico relations: can an American president unilaterally cancel a trade deal? CBC | World News
Read More »Congress will ‘stand up’ to Trump if he tries to end NAFTA, U.S. lawmaker says
While the prospect of NAFTA’s demise may be causing some hand wringing as Canada, the United States and Mexico renegotiate the trade deal, Brian Higgins, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives says NAFTA won’t go down without a fight in Congress. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. wants to insert a 5-year termination clause in renegotiated NAFTA agreement
The United States wants to insert a so-called sunset clause in NAFTA, which would terminate the agreement after five years unless the three member countries agree to extend it. CBC | World News
Read More »Mexico gets ‘Plan B’ trade plan ready as Trump revs up NAFTA threats
Mexico sees a serious risk the United States will withdraw from NAFTA and is planning for that eventuality, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday, calling talks to renegotiate the deal a “roller coaster” that could lead to an impasse. CBC | World News
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