Canada open to renegotiating free trade with Trump

November 12, 2016

Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Wednesday that Canada is open to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement if that’s what President-elect Donald Trump wants. Ambassador David MacNaughton, on a conference call with journalists, said free trade on lumber, long an irritant, would be one of the first things he’d like to see if there’s a new agreement.

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Topics: REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Regions: CANADA MEXICO UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA

Authors: THE WASHINGTON POST


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