Insights and Stories on Sunset Clause

U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal, turning up pressure on Canada

Aug. 27, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact. Auto stocks soared and financial markets firmed […]

Canada says agreed with U.S. to keep NAFTA alive, no talks set

Jun. 14, 2018 at 7:15 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

Jun. 1, 2018 at 4:23 am CDT

By Allison Martell

U.S. rejects proposals to unblock NAFTA, but will stay in talks

Jan. 29, 2018 at 3:47 pm CST

By Anthony Esposito David Lawder

NAFTA negotiations grind on

Jan. 25, 2018 at 2:13 pm CST

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

Canada unveils ideas to save NAFTA

Jan. 24, 2018 at 4:02 pm CST

Montreal | Reuters — Canadian negotiators at the NAFTA talks on Wednesday unveiled ideas to address contentious U.S. demands for revamping the 1994 pact while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged top U.S. executives to back free trade. The sixth and penultimate round of negotiations to update the North American Free […]

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

NAFTA Washington talks said to leave major differences untouched

Dec. 15, 2017 at 5:06 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Talks this week to update the North American Free Trade Agreement made some progress on less-controversial chapters and technical language, but did little to resolve deep differences on autos, dispute settlement and a five-year sunset clause, some participants said on Friday. The “intersessional” round in Washington, […]

By David Lawder lesley-wroughton

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

Oct. 12, 2017 at 8:00 pm CDT

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the lifespan of any new deal be limited to five years, people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday. The proposal for a so-called sunset clause — […]

By Dave Graham David Lawder