Their speeches confirmed that important parts of the talks are going poorly, hampered not only by disagreements about policy but about basic facts of continental trade. ( ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES )Like Freeland, Bob Fisher, a U.S. negotiator in the original NAFTA talks, said he does not consider the delay a sign of a breakdown. I don’t see how any trade deal can be announced in the winter of 2018 in the middle of primary season,” said Dan Ujczo, a Canada-U.S. trade lawyer with Dickinson Wright in Ohio. The day underscored that there are fundamental differences in the basic outlook of the Trudeau and Trump governments. Yet Trump is focused on deficits, arguing that they show the U.S. is “losing.” Lighthizer shot Freeland a look as he said, “For us, trade deficits do matter.

Source: thestar October 17, 2017 19:59 UTC