Trudeau Government Gives Notice It Intends to Ratify New Nafta

The Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario.

Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government gave lawmakers formal notice it intends to bring forward legislation to ratify the new North American free trade agreement.

Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland introduced a “ways and means” motion in the House of Commons on Monday for the legislation, which is the first step in the process for parliamentary approval.