Canada Courts Labor Leaders With U.S. Resisting Nafta Proposals
- Trudeau minister to meet unions ahead of talks in Washington
- Push for progressive elements has become a sticking point
Nafta Talks Bogged Down as Canada, Mexico Hold Firm
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The Canadian government is meeting with some of the country’s biggest labor groups to discuss Nafta as talks on the deal are set to resume.
Labor Minister Patricia Hajdu will meet union leaders Friday in a round-table discussion near Toronto to get input on the North American Free Trade Agreement. It’s the latest sign that labor has the Trudeau government’s ear in talks that could hinge, in part, on Canada’s push to raise working standards in both the U.S. and Mexico.