Donald Trump's Canadian envoy is coming to the defence of Canada's "smart" and "articulate" foreign affairs minister — one day after the U.S. president suggested he didn't like Chrystia Freeland's NAFTA negotiating style. Trump told a freewheeling press conference Wednesday that the Americans don't like Canada's trade representative "very much," a comment that appeared directed at Freeland, the political leader of the Canadian team renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. 0:30Freeland has met regularly over the last month with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer at his Washington headquarters for closed-door talks. The PM reacts to President Donald Trump's criticism of Canada's NAFTA negotiators. 0:16There was disagreement over whether Canada was making it harder on itself because of Trump's personal disdain for Trudeau and Freeland.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2018 22:41 UTC