OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is urging opposition parties to support an updated free trade deal “without undue delay,” as the Liberals seek to notch an early victory under their weakened minority government. Freeland is expected to table legislation on the deal as early as Wednesday. The USMCA would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was ratified in Canada in 1993. All trade talks involve give and take“I think we can all agree that the Canadian economy, Canadian workers, Canadian businesses would be better off” if USMCA is ratified, Freeland said on Monday. Several business lobby groups on Monday also supported a swift approval of an updated trade deal.

Source: National Post January 27, 2020 22:41 UTC