The committee, instead, approved a Liberal plan to hear from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is the lead member of cabinet for NAFTA and Canada-U.S. relations. She is slated to attend a meeting on Aug. 14, two days before negotiations are set to begin in Washington. NDP MP Tracey Ramsey spearheaded the defeated motion to question Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Freeland and the finance and international trade ministers. She said she is “not happy” with the result of Friday’s meeting, especially after Trudeau said this week that he would be willing to share Canada’s strategy on NAFTA with the opposition. Unlike Canada, the U.S. is legally obliged to release its general objectives.

Source: thestar July 21, 2017 19:41 UTC