Trudeau, Trump governments trade criticism as NAFTA talks falter
Trudeau,Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday publicly blasted the Trump administration’s NAFTA approach for the first time, the clearest sign yet of the divide between the U.S. Trump governments trade criticism as NAFTA talks falter
WASHINGTON—The vast divide between Canada and the United States over the future of North American trade burst into public view on Tuesday as top officials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump traded blame for their negotiating impasse.
In an acrimonious joint appearance that trade experts called highly unusual, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer exchanged sharp criticism while standing a metre from each other on a stage in Washington.-- More...