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What Are Canada's Goals During NAFTA Negotiations?

Published: Monday, August 21, 2017 - 3:00pm
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Representatives from the U.S., Canada and Mexico headed into last week’s NAFTA negotiations each with a wish list of priorities for their respective countries.

We’ve heard a lot about the the debate between the U.S. and Mexico over NAFTA’s effects in the news, but Canada also has its own goals.

Our neighbors to the north want tougher labor standards, the free movement of professionals and new environmental standards aimed at combating climate change.

For more on this, I got a hold of Clifford Sosnow, an international trade law attorney and partner with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin in Toronto.

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