Spread thin and up against a bullying opponent, Chrystia Freeland saved NAFTA and emerged as the politician to watch in Ottawa. Now what?
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How NAFTA was saved: The bitter fight and the final breakthrough
It started with a demand from Donald Trump and seemed like a zero-sum game. John Geddes on the long, divisive fight and the last minute deal.
Chrystia Freeland’s most important sparring partner isn’t Donald Trump
The U.S. president says he doesn’t like Canada’s foreign minister, but the more interesting dynamic is the contrast between Freeland and Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s trade czar
When it comes to NAFTA, deadlines are meaningless
Since the renegotiation began, red circles on the calendar have repeatedly come and gone. The reality: ‘It will take as long as it takes.’
What Chrystia Freeland said after a tough week of NAFTA talks
Freeland on the state of negotiations: ‘We’ve made good progress but there’s still work to be done’
Why sudden NAFTA progress is thanks to the U.S.-China trade war
America doesn’t have the resources to fight China and its North American friends on trade at the same time. Something has to give.
Oil exports drive Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S.
Econ-o-metric: Canadian arguments about balanced trade with the U.S. don’t matter to Trump. His NAFTA logic says deficits are for losers, full stop.
How many jobs has NAFTA really cost the U.S.?
Trump’s trade czar puts it at 700,000, close to what Bernie Sanders claimed in his presidential run. Others differ.
A NAFTA ‘tweak’? Dream on.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer couldn’t find too many redeeming qualities of the trade deal on the books. Watch for tough negotiations to follow.
Robert Lighthizer’s aggressive opening stance on NAFTA
For the record, the U.S. trade representative’s statement as NAFTA renegotiations get underway in Washington, D.C.