Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

The decision to pursue including a chapter on Indigenous rights was the brainchild of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, who is a member of the NAFTA Council advising Ms. Freeland.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses reporters Monday in Centre Block following an appearance before the House International Trade Committee, where she laid out the Canadian government's major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

August 14, 2017

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday spelled out Canada's major objectives in upcoming renegotiations on the North American Trade Agreement, signalling an intention to use the opportunity to make the 23-year-old trade pact "more progressive" by strengthening labour and environmental...

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