The U.S. and Canada have reportedly reached a deal on an updated North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after negotiators in Washington and Ottawa worked furiously into the night to meet a self-imposed midnight Sunday deadline.
Multiple outlets have reported that Canada late Sunday had agreed to join the three-nation agreement, which also includes Mexico. The White House is expected to make a formal announcement later Sunday, after which it will send the text of the agreement to Congress before the deadline expires.
After a week of intense work, the U.S. and Canada reportedly managed to grind out a deal on the toughest issues, including access to the Canadian dairy market.
President Trump has reportedly accepted the new deal while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was holding a 10 p.m. Cabinet meeting to discuss the agreement.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said he will present the text of the deal Sunday night to the Mexican Senate. The three nations put a last-minute rush on the deal to ensure that Pena Nieto could sign the agreement before he leaves office on Dec. 1.
Congressional lawmakers and U.S. business groups had urged the Trump administration to work with Canada to preserve the three-nation framework of the pact, which was completed under President George H.W. Bush and ratified under President Clinton.
Trump threatened last week to push Canada out of the deal and had seemingly given up on the weekend deadline while threatening Ottawa with auto tariffs if a deal couldn't be reached.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/409182-us-canada-reach-nafta-deal-report
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