Canada should be prepared to walk away from NAFTA if it can’t secure the best deal for Canadians

There have to be issues that are non-starters for Canada at the negotiating table.

U.S. demands funnelled through Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer—pictured in Ottawa with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland—during the NAFTA renegotiation process shouldn’t come at the expense of Canadian prosperity, writes Walid Hejazi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY WALID HEJAZI

January 17, 2018

Free trade represents one of those rare areas where the majority of economists agree: when structured properly, significant benefits can accrue to all countries involved. NAFTA is a great example of such an agreement. It was implemented in 1994 and for the past 23 years, it has delivered increased ...

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