Insights and Stories on NAFTA

U.S. wants NAFTA five-year sunset provision

Sep. 14, 2017 at 8:02 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that the United States was seeking to add a five-year sunset provision to the North American Free Trade Agreement to provide a regular, “systematic re-examination” of the trade pact. Ross told a forum hosted by Politico that both he […]

Winning at the border on trade

Sep. 8, 2017 at 10:27 am CDT

By Shannon VanRaes

NAFTA ministers claim progress in talks

Sep. 5, 2017 at 6:30 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito David Lawder

Sharp differences over labour surface at NAFTA trade talks

Sep. 4, 2017 at 1:56 am CDT

By Dave Graham Sharay Angulo

NAFTA talks resume in Mexico City

Sep. 1, 2017 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito Dave Graham

U.S. retail, dining, ag sectors rip NAFTA produce proposal

Aug. 31, 2017 at 7:29 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. retail, restaurant and agriculture groups have weighed in against proposals regarding fresh produce put forward by U.S. negotiators as part of an effort to renegotiate NAFTA, according to letters sent to U.S. officials. Talks to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement resume this weekend […]

By Ginger Gibson

Mexico, Canada dismiss Trump threats to scrap NAFTA

Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:02 pm CDT

Mexico City/Ottawa | Reuters — Mexico and Canada on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to scrap NAFTA, describing it as a negotiating tactic designed to gain an advantage during talks to update one of the world’s biggest trading blocs. In comments that initially pushed Mexico’s peso currency down […]

By David Ljunggren Gabriel Stargardter

NAFTA negotiators hone in on origin rules, dispute settlement

Aug. 18, 2017 at 7:25 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S., Canadian and Mexican negotiators on Friday began digging into some of the thorniest issues in modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement, including rules of origin for goods produced in the region, services trade and a controversial dispute settlement system. A copy of the NAFTA […]

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

If NAFTA ain’t broke, don’t fix it, pork sector says

Aug. 17, 2017 at 3:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — As talks begin toward reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement, John Ross of the Canadian Pork Council repeats what many in the pork and beef industries in Canada and the U.S. have been saying all along: First, do no harm. “The worst thing that could happen […]

By Terry Fries

U.S. takes tough lines as NAFTA negotiations begin

Aug. 16, 2017 at 9:03 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The United States drew a hard line for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, demanding major concessions aimed at slashing U.S. trade deficits with Mexico and Canada and boosting U.S. content for autos. At the start of talks in Washington, U.S. President Donald […]