However, if anything that might add more pressure on the U.S., which has squeezed a good deal out of Mexico. Trudeau said he had faith NAFTA negotiations would still lead to a deal despite concerns raised by US trade representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday that Canada was not moving fast enough to reach a deal by the self-imposed September 30 deadline.

"We’re very unhappy with the negotiations and the negotiating style of Canada".

The Canadian dollar fell after Trump’s comments, losing two tenths of a cent to $1.3041 per USA dollar at 5:54 p.m.in trading.

Asked if a good deal is possible, even if the USA moves on this week with Mexico alone, Trudeau said, "We will keep working on a broad range of alteratives".

"The fact is, Canada is not making concessions in areas where we think they’re essential", he said at the Concordia Summit in NY. Trudeau’s office declined further comment. "If Canada comes along now, that would be the best".

Canada is facing another US deadline to make a deal: the end of the month.

Indeed, the battle lines seemed to stiffen Wednesday, with Ottawa’s ambassador to Washington saying it is up to the Americans to bend on crucial issues, a day after the chief American negotiator complained of Canadian intransigence. Everything we know about Nagini in ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ The new Fantastic Beasts trailer shows hints at the backstory of Nagini , who is portrayed by South Korean actress Claudia Kim . Fans have been very vocal about their displeasure […]

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President Trump’s trade czar signaled the USA and Mexico are ready to leave Canada behind in the North American Free Trade Agreement-and move ahead with a new version of the deal in days.

With time fast running out ahead of a US -imposed deadline to conclude talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canadian and American negotiators are making slow progress.

"There is still a fair amount of distance between us", U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said of Canada at a conference in NY.

"We’re going to go ahead with Mexico", he said. "Our hope is that Canada comes along and joins that right now". "If Canada comes along later, then that’s what will happen".

He added: "We’re sort of running out of time". -Mexican deal might form the basis of a three-nation pact.

The chief US trade negotiator is scheduled to meet with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in NY.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke before Lighthizer at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in NY and took a more cautious tone about the outcome.If the remaining gaps can not be bridged in the next few days, the administration will request congressional approval of a deal with Mexico only, Lighthizer said in NY at the Concordia summit, an annual conference on policy issues. "That doesn’t make any sense at all, so hopefully we’ll end up with something with Canada".Canada has also made clear that the United States needs […]

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