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North America Free Trade Agreement | US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

How Trump split Mexico and Canada in NAFTA talks
27-Sep-2018 Reuters
The Mexican president-elect agreed to the US president’s request for a bilateral agreement while Canadian officials believe Mexico gave up too much in the deal.
Mexico ready to proceed with bilateral US-trade deal; Canada may join: negotiator
27-Sep-2018 France 24
Mexico is prepared to advance a bilateral trade agreement with the United States that Canada could join within the next few weeks, a top Mexican NAFTA negotiator said.
NAFTA deal not yet in sight, Canada stands firm on auto tariffs
21-Sep-2018 Reuters
Canada and the United States showed scant sign of closing a deal to revamp NAFTA, and Canadian officials made clear Washington needed to withdraw a threat of possible autos tariffs
US procurement demand on Canada, Mexico fading from NAFTA: sources
20-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
The United States has backed away from its contentious demands for lucrative procurement projects in the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement.
US business groups lay out priorities to ensure their support for NAFTA
19-Sep-2018 The Hill
Leaders of three of the nation’s most powerful business groups detailed six priorities they say need to be fulfilled to earn their support for an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to get through Congress.
Why Canada should get out of NAFTA – while it still can
18-Sep-2018 People’s World
Instead of NAFTA, we need a trade policy that is multi-lateral and mutually-beneficial with countries around the world.
It’s crunch week (again) for Nafta with US and Canada at odds
17-Sep-2018 Bloomberg
Deal likely needed Thursday for Sept. 30 trilateral deadline. Dispute panels, culture and dairy said to be sticking points.
Mexico prepared to do a trade deal without Canada, official tweets
14-Sep-2018 iPolitics
Mexico is prepared to move ahead with an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement that does not include Canada if Ottawa and Washington cannot resolve their differences.
More than 300 Republican and Democratic state legislators from all 50 states urge end of investor-state dispute settlement system in NAFTA
13-Sep-2018 Public Citizen
In letter to US Trade Representative, lawmakers say ISDS undermines state sovereignty and lawmaking.
Canada ready to allow US dairy access in NAFTA talks: sources
12-Sep-2018 Reuters
Canada is ready to offer the United States limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Extended monopolies on biologic drugs – A warning to developing countries
12-Sep-2018 IP Watch
The United States has throughout history been the principal demandeur of maximalist intellectual property, backed by a powerful pharmaceutical lobby.
Freeland to head back to Washington Tuesday for high-level NAFTA negotiations
11-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
The two sides have so far been unable to break an impasse over, among other issues, US access to the Canadian dairy market, a cultural exemption for Canada and the Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism.
NAFTA end game: the predictable and perilous trade-offs facing Canada
10-Sep-2018 Behind the Numbers
Canada has been under intense pressure to make irreversible concessions affecting a broad range of issues.
Mexico wants steel dispute ended before new NAFTA signed: minister
7-Sep-2018 Reuters
Mexico wants to end to a tariff dispute over steel and aluminum with the United States prior to signing off on the reworked trade agreement.
Dairy farmers protest as NAFTA talks continue
7-Sep-2018 iPolitics
Some 300 farmers from across Canada took to the streets of Montreal to demand the Trudeau government make good on its promise to defend supply management.
Canada won’t compromise on culture, dispute resolution in NAFTA talks: Trudeau
5-Sep-2018 The Globe and Mail
Trudeau said Canadians will not sign onto a deal that does not include a dispute resolution mechanism and exemptions for cultural industries.
US to move ahead with Mexico trade pact, keep talking to Canada
1-Sep-2018 Reuters
US-Canada trade talks ended with no deal to revamp NAFTA, and President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a bilateral trade pact with Mexico.
Friday isn’t the real deadline for ‘NAFTA 2.0’
31-Aug-2018 Washington Post
Trump’s push to get a deal with Canada is a negotiating tactic and attempt to move something before the new Mexican president takes office.
NAFTA deal close, but obstacles remain
31-Aug-2018 RFI
US and Canada officials continue to meet but there are three key issues to resolve: dairy, intellectual property, dispute settlement.
Nafta betrayal points to bleak future for US-Canada relationship
30-Aug-2018 The Guardian
Canadians feel stabbed in the back by Mexico after it agreed a separate trade deal with Trump.