Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her American counterpart in the NAFTA talks had a "fairly forceful" exchange of views Tuesday over the American side's demand for a sunset clause, a source tells CBC News. Freeland told reporters Wednesday she has two problems with the sunset clause idea. "Canada's position on the sunset clause is unchanged," Freeland told reporters on her way into the U.S. trade building for her next meeting with Lighthizer. The source was careful to add, however, that the overall tone of recent NAFTA talks has been positive, and expressed the hope that Tuesday's incident won't impede progress. Flavio Volpe of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association on the state of NAFTA talks in the automotive sphere 4:22Talks continue today, with officials focusing mostly on the auto sector.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2018 19:04 UTC