Don’t believe Freeland, NAFTA renegotiations aren’t win-win

These will be tough negotiations, and we shouldn’t try to pretend otherwise.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's 'sunny ways' outlook on NAFTA renegotiations are confronting the cold reality of U.S. objectives, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

August 21, 2017

TORONTO—The Americans didn’t waste any time in reminding Canada and Mexico that they were serious in making NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, more favourable to U.S. interests. The goal is to pursue “America First” and this was made clear from Day 1 of the negotiations now unde...

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