Trudeau affirms importance of NAFTA amid rumbling of U.S.-Mexico deal
OTTAWA — Despite fresh rumblings of a bilateral deal between the United States and Mexico, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is convinced that a full North American Free Trade Agreement is best for all three countries.
Trudeau said Friday that NAFTA remains the preferred option for ensuring prosperity for workers across North America.
“That’s why we’re committed to renegotiating and improving and updating NAFTA,” Trudeau told reporters in Markham, Ont.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump and his Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue both said earlier this week that a deal with Mexico could come first, before one with Canada is struck.