A new NAFTA deal is unlikely by the end of this year, but Premier Kathleen Wynne says she is optimistic a trade agreement can be reached because it is “critical” to the countries’ economies. Speaking Thursday at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre in downtown Toronto, Wynne and Minister of Economic Development Brad Duguid said “we’re in uncharted waters in terms of the uncertainty that has developed because of the protectionism of the United States at this particular moment. “And so, it is imperative that we continue to work together,” said Wynne. The premier has personally met with 31 U.S. governors to tout cross-border trade ties, “to talk about the relationship that we have and the degree of integration between our two economies … it is extremely important that we continue that dialogue because there isn’t a clear answer at this point of exactly how we are going to come to a final agreement on NAFTA.”She said in all her discussions, “there’s a clear understanding of how important NAFTA is, how important our integrated economies are.”

Source: thestar October 26, 2017 21:33 UTC