Insights and Stories of David Ljunggren

Apr. 17, 2018 at 6:52 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — The top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials driving NAFTA renegotiations will meet in Washington on Thursday, a Canadian government source said on Tuesday, as pressure for a quick deal mounted. Although the United States is eager to quickly wrap up negotiations to update the US$1.2 trillion […]

By David Ljunggren

Apr. 7, 2018 at 12:09 am CDT

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — The U.S., Mexico and Canada still have to resolve major issues around NAFTA, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday, casting doubt that the quick deal sought by Washington would materialize. Freeland met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo […]

By David Lawder, David Ljunggren

Apr. 5, 2018 at 11:22 am CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s trade deficit in February jumped to $2.69 billion from $1.94 billion in January as rail transport problems slashed exports of wheat and canola, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. The deficit was larger than the $2 billion shortfall predicted by analysts in a Reuters poll. Canada […]

By David Ljunggren

Apr. 5, 2018 at 5:51 am CDT

Ottawa/Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico, Canada and the U.S. have made good progress in their bid to modernize the NAFTA trade pact but still have work to do, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday. Freeland also said she would be flying to Washington for a meeting on Thursday […]

By David Ljunggren, Veronica Gomez

Mar. 28, 2018 at 3:48 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday expressed optimism that talks to modify NAFTA could be wrapped up quickly, but a top Canadian official was more downbeat, saying much work remained. The U.S. wants to speed up the slow pace of negotiations on the US$1.2 trillion […]

By David Ljunggren