Friday, August 31, 2018

US and Canadian negotiators scramble to clinch NAFTA deal before Friday deadline


US and Canadian teams in Washington are scrambling to clinch a deal on renegotiating NAFTA before a looming deadline on Friday.

The Trump administration wants Canada to join an agreement that it's already struck with Mexico by the end of the working week.

That would mean the US Congress can study the deal for 90 days before President Trump signs it, as well as allowing Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to get an agreement before he leaves office.

Our US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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