U.S. President Donald Trump is again suggesting that NAFTA be terminated, this time saying that both Canada and Mexico are being 㽶Ƶֱvery difficult㽶Ƶֱ.
While he㽶Ƶֱs threatened to end the trade agreement before, this is the first time Trump has complained about Canada㽶Ƶֱs role in the talks.
Canada, the U.S. and Mexico began formal negotiations earlier this month to rework the 23-year-old trade deal.
When Trump previously threatened to blow up NAFTA, a representative for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said 㽶Ƶֱheated rhetoric㽶Ƶֱ is common in trade negotiations, but that Canada㽶Ƶֱs priorities remain the same.
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Adam Austen said last week that Canada will 㽶Ƶֱcontinue to work hard to modernize NAFTA,㽶Ƶֱ in spite of the threats.
Experts of trade law say cancelling NAFTA would be complicated: it would prompt a legal showdown between the White House and Congress.
The latter once passed a law implementing NAFTA and could argue it is still on the books, meaning the agreement remains in effect.
The Canadian Press