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- Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau said the US, Canada, and Mexico were at a “final dealmaking moment” on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- Trudeau said President Donald Trump agreed to meet and hash out final details.
- But on Tuesday, Trudeau said, Vice President Mike Pence called and requested the inclusion of a controversial sunset clause.
- Trudeau called the precondition unacceptable and canceled the meeting.
A monumental trade deal may have slipped away because of a controversial US demand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Thursday.
Trudeau held a press conference to announce Canada’s response to President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. He said that the US and Canada were inches away from locking down a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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