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The road to a NAFTA deal was a roller-coaster. Here were the milestones along the way
From the get-go, in July 2017, the Trump team unveiled what Canada and Mexico saw as an outrageously long list of trade objectives, 160 in all. The Trump team dropped bombshell after bombshell demand, stunning Canada and Mexico and casting a pall over the prospect of a deal anytime soon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thought a deal was within reach in May and offered to meet Trump face-to-face in Washington. On July 2, Trump said he would delay a new NAFTA deal and hinted he was keen to work with the new Mexican administration of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Meanwhile, the “Team Canada” approach shows cracks.
Source: thestar October 01, 2018 14:30 UTC
