North American Free Trade Agreement

“As the U.S. aluminum industry is in a deficit market, limiting access to aluminum suppliers in the NAFTA region will be a barrier to continued U.S. growth and investment.”

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing the Trump administration to ensure Canada is included in a new NAFTA deal this month, with some GOP members claiming a pact without Canada would fall outside of the president’s authority.

President Trump said in a meeting with congressional Republican leaders on Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. and Canada should be striking a deal “over the next two or three days.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said Canada could be willing to negotiate a further opening of its dairy market as part of NAFTA talks with the U.S., but Canada remains firm on the inclusion of a trade remedy dispute settlement system and its insistence on a cultural services exemption.

The president tweets that interference could lead him to “simply terminate NAFTA entirely & we will be far better off.”

President Trump has notified Congress of his intent to sign a trade deal with Mexico in 90 days, with Canada welcome to join “if it is willing,” the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday.

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday that the U.S. and Canada were “not there yet” in talks on a retooled NAFTA, with the U.S. claiming Ottawa had yet to make any concessions on agriculture market access issues.