Push for Nafta Forges On as Congress, Tariff Deadlines Loom
- Steel, aluminum levies set to kick in as clock ticks for vote
- Canadian minister met with Lighthizer in Washington on Tuesday
Canada's Trudeau Says No Nafta Is Better Than a Bad Deal
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Canada’s foreign minister is holding talks in Washington as the clock ticks down to reach a deal on updating the North American Free Trade Agreement that could pass Congress this year and skirt metal tariffs.
Chrystia Freeland spoke to reporters Tuesday afternoon in Washington after meeting for more than two hours with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The two will speak again later in the day by phone, she said. Freeland will be in Washington through Wednesday, according to a statement from her office, which didn’t provide a detailed itinerary.