“‘Napping on NAFTA’: Harper blasts Trudeau government handling of negotiations,”‘ read the headline on a Canadian Press story about a memo written by former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t directly address the letter or its potential implications when asked about it on Monday. Harper’s letter took a swing at Canada’s negotiating strategy, suggesting the Liberals were letting the Americans run all over them and putting the future of NAFTA in real danger. The Liberals say Harper has jeopardized the talks by playing politics with the united front Canada is trying to put forward. Some Conservatives allowed that he ought to have known there was a risk it would become public, but say Harper’s team never gave Scheer’s office a heads up, suggesting it was never meant for broader dissemination.

Source: National Post October 31, 2017 16:18 UTC