Three Amigos talks: Support for NAFTA weak among Canadians ahead of summit, poll says

June 27, 2016

Only one in four Canadians say the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is good for their country, and more than one-third want it renegotiated, according to polling results released ahead of a North American leaders' Summit on Wednesday.

The survey from the Angus Reid Institute on Monday comes as protectionist sentiment swells in the United States, where voters at both ends of the political spectrum question the economic benefits of NAFTA.

The U.S. Congress is hesitating to ratify a new 12-nation trade pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which also includes Canada and Mexico.

Trade has long been a focus at the so-called "Three Amigos" summits between NAFTA members, Canada, the United States and Mexico, held this year in Ottawa. ...

This has been excerpted from the 27 June 2016 edition of CBC News and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/three-amigos-nafta-1.3653929


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Rules of Origin & Trade Agreements / Trade Agreements
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