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highplainsdem

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Fri Aug 31, 2018, 12:33 PM Aug 2018

Trudeau says he'll fight for Canada's interests after Trump comments he won't compromise on NAFTA [View all]

Source: CBC

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will defend Canada's best interests in any new NAFTA deal, after a report that Donald Trump told a news outlet the United States will make no compromises in any agreement with Canada.

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Asked about that report Friday, Trudeau said Canada will continue on a positive path forward in NAFTA talks.

"We're going to remain constructive, positive, serious and creative about what we do around the negotiating table, in what we do in relation with the United States," he said in Oshawa, Ont. "But we are also going to be unequivocal about always standing up for Canadians' rights and Canadians' interests."

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nafta-trump-compromise-trudeau-1.4806240



LBN thread about Trump's comments:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142148040
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