Trudeau and Trump spoke by phone earlier in the day, with the PMO issuing a statement extolling the benefits of the "new and modern trade agreement" reached last night. NDP party leader Jagmeet Singh criticizes the new trade deal, saying the deal will hurt farmers and Canadians with chronic illnesses who may now be spending more on medicines. "I said at the beginning that there is no Conservative or Liberal way to negotiate a free trade agreement — there is only a Canadian way. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada's supply-managed agriculture producers will be fully compensated under the USMCA trade agreement. "The manufacturing sector is the cornerstone of the North American economic relationship and the reason this trade agreement is so critical," he said in a statement.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2018 14:56 UTC