Deep bench bolsters NAFTA trade team facing ‘unworkable’ U.S. demands

Union head Jerry Dias says labour negotiator Pierre Bouchard is 'like a pitbull terrier with an abscessed tooth.' Here's a look at him and others overseeing key files in the talks for Canada.

Canada's chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is backed by a strong team of bureaucrats heading contentious files. Mr. Verheul, left, pictured with parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister for Canada-U.S. relations Andrew Leslie, appeared before the House of Commons Trade Committee Dec. 4 with a NAFTA update. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

December 6, 2017

As Canada rejects what its chief NAFTA negotiator calls “entirely unworkable” U.S. proposals, a deep bench is working around the clock to keep the tripartite agreement alive. After appearing before the House Trade Committee ...

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