Trump and Trudeau are to discuss the ongoing effort to ratify the new North American trade agreement as well as their shared challenges with China. In December, China detained Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in apparent retaliation for the RCMP’s arrest of Meng, a Chinese high-tech executive, on a U.S. extradition warrant. Global Affairs Canada says Spavor received his eighth consular visit from Canadian diplomats on Thursday, one day after Kovrig’s latest visit. Mexico’s Senate is expected to give its final legal approval to the new deal next week, but a delicate political dance continues between Ottawa and Washington over ratification. Freeland sidestepped a series of questions about the exact timing of Canada’s ratification during her press conference at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.

Source: National Post June 13, 2019 16:25 UTC