Canada will be part of Trump's new NAFTA – corporate lobbyists on both sides of the border will ensure it
- Written by Christina Fattore, Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
The announcement last month that the U.S. and Mexico had reached an agreement to replace NAFTA without Canada surprised trade experts around the globe. A deadline of Aug. 31 was set for the Canadians to join or be left out in the cold – and hit with fresh tariffs.
The news was stunning because negotiators for all three countries had been...