Trade lobbying ramps up as uncertainty over NAFTA renegotiation looms

The federal government doesn’t have ‘much substance on the table’ to prepare for upcoming trade negotiations, says a Canadian Chamber of Commerce official.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, chats with U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House in February. Mr. Trump has promised to renegotiate NAFTA, though a lot of uncertainty remains as to what this will mean for Canada.Photograph courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter

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BY DEREK ABMA

April 17, 2017

Three months into Donald Trump’s presidency, it’s unclear what his plans to renegotiate NAFTA will mean for Canada, but lobbyists have been talking a lot of trade with the federal government lately. Lobbyists having been meeting with government officials regularly in recent months to make thei...

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