Canada Says It Won't Take Just Any Deal in Nafta Talks
- More open access to government procurement is among top goals
- Talks to revamp 1994 agreement begin Wednesday in Washington
Canada Trade Minister Confident Going Into Nafta Talks
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Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out Canada’s core objectives for North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations that begin this week and signaled the country won’t accept “just any deal.’’
Speaking Monday in Ottawa, Freeland said she hopes the three sides -- the U.S., Canada and Mexico -- can keep what is good about the current agreement, while using the negotiations to modernize the pact. Among Canada’s six main goals is a desire to make Nafta more current to capitalize on a digital revolution and make it “more progressive’’ through stronger labor and environmental protection.