Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's American charm offensive enters its next phase this week with a prime speaking spot at a national conference of U.S. governors, only weeks before renewed NAFTA talks with the Trump administration. Trudeau will deliver a speech and participate in a question and answer session alongside Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Friday. "I want to emphasize that's simply not true," a Prime Minister's Office spokesperson said, speaking on background to CBC News. (Christopher Katsarov/Canadian Press)Many governors in the audience in Rhode Island will not be the natural allies of a progressive leader like Trudeau. Canadians should not fret in the face of NAFTA talks, he said.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2017 09:00 UTC