NAFTA turmoil an opportunity for Canada to strike on agriculture

American agricultural interests are looking for a win that doesn't seem forthcoming in talks with South Korea and the European Union, giving Canada some bargaining power.

Now could be the right time for Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, centre, pictured with Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, in Ottawa in September, to make agricultural demands in the NAFTA renegotiation, Carlo Dade writes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CARLO DADE

November 8, 2017

As North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations appear to teeter on the brink of failure, now—counter intuitively—is the best time for Canada to make new demands at the bargaining table. Specifically, it is an opportunity for the seemingly ignored agricultural sector. There are two ...

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