President Trump's tough stance on trade forces Mexico, Canada to make choices

President Trump’s tough stance on trade forces Mexico, Canada to make choices

Lighthizer said the timetable for the new deal was set up so Pena Nieto can approve it before he leaves office on November 30 - an arrangement that's acceptable to Lopez Obrador.Mr Trump once again complained about Canada's controlled dairy market, although his comments referred to tariffs that do not apply to U.S. products.The back and forth about the supposed meeting comes amid the US and Canada's acrimonious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement , or NAFTA , and follows months of souring relations between the two North American neighbors.Trump, who . . .

President Trump's tough stance on trade forces Mexico, Canada to make choices

President Trump’s tough stance on trade forces Mexico, Canada to make choices

The Trade Representative is supposed to meet with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland sometime during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in NY, but an unnamed senior administration official said that chances of a last-minute deal are slim.Relations between the Canadian and USA leaders have been chilly since June, when Trump left a G7 summit in Canada and then accused Trudeau of being dishonest and weak ."We're very unhappy with the negotiators and the negotiating style of Canada - we don't like their representative very much", Trump said, likely referring to Foreign . . .