News / Canada and US push for a new North America free-trade agreement

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Agreements leading to a revised NAFTA regime could be in place by the end of this week.

Senior Canadian and US officials have signalled a determination to hammer out a new trade agreement to replace the NAFTA framework before the deadline at the end of this week.

Embarking on an all-night session of negotiations, Canada’s foreign affairs minister told media yesterday that she and the head of the US delegation had instructed their teams to try and work out compromises on points that ...