Talks
between the U.S., Canada and Mexico to update the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks are the source of angst for Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In comments to Global News, Trudeau said
the NAFTA 2.0 talks are what keeps him up at night. "There’s a level
of unpredictability" relative to the talks, Trudeau stated. "We know if
the relationship with the U.S. goes sour, we could be doing everything
right at home and our economy would still end up suffering." But
despite that situation, Trudeau warned he will not sign a deal just to
have one. "I’m not going to sign any deal at any cost," Trudeau told
Global News. "If it’s a bad deal, I’m going to walk away from it,
because no deal is better than a bad deal for Canadians." The makeup of
the whole package is key, not whether certain items are "red lines" in
the talks, he noted. The next round of talks takes place January 23-28
in Montreal.
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