Mexico's secretary of the economy said a trilateral deal could be possible this weekend. Sources with direct knowledge of the talks told CBC News that David MacNaughton, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., had flown to Ottawa to be part of the concentrated Canadian effort. "The ideal is a trilateral deal, but we're prepared for the possible need of a bilateral," he told Bloomberg News. But Lopez Obrador, who takes office on Dec. 1, said the NAFTA language between Washington and Mexico City was now final. Sources familiar with the talks say Freeland took part in a lengthy conference call Friday night with negotiators and their U.S. counterparts in Washington.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2018 15:56 UTC