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Expect mostly posturing in first round of NAFTA talks this week

Each country is expected to showcase their positions, with tougher negotiations to come later.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, is expected to join a Canadian delegation in Washington, D.C., for a portion of the first round of NAFTA renegotiations happening Aug. 16-20. Ms. Freeland will also be speaking at the University of Ottawa Monday morning and will testify at the House International Trade Committee on the Hill on Monday.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

August 14, 2017

Round 1 of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gets underway this week, with this initial series of talks expected to see all sides introducing their starting positions, with limited progress beyond that. A Canadian delegation of about dozen people will meet with similar-s...

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