Mexican Secretaries Videgaray, Guajardo, and Meade, along with Canada's foreign minister and others, will talk NAFTA's future and more at the May 23 conference.
Champagne made the case for a progressive trade agenda and addressed recent U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber.
Whether over tomatoes or timber, Canada, Mexico, and the United States have had their fair share of disagreements since the trade deal's 1994 implementation.
Efforts by the U.S. to withdraw from trade agreements could fall flat as China emerges as a powerful player, points out AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
“La amenaza es real. Podría necesitarse un esfuerzo similar al que fue necesario para aprobar el TLCAN para mantenerlo intacto bajo una Administración Trump”, apunta Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA.
