The North American Free Trade Agreement has boosted the number of American jobs, of which nine million today are reliant on free trade, Trudeau said. If free trade between Canada and the U.S. was a bad idea, "then there are no good ideas," Trudeau said during his speech to local and state legislators. Trudeau has tried to make the case to Americans during his four-day swing through the United States that trade has been a boon for their country, despite their concerns. Justin Trudeau praised the working relationships Reagan had with Canadian leader Mulroney and Pierre Trudeau. "It's about building ties and contrasting the old conservative United States with the conservative United States under Donald Trump," she said.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2018 04:52 UTC