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Canada brings tempered optimism to Nafta talks

Canadian officials don't expect it will be all plain sailing when they join US and Mexican counterparts in Washington for talks on the renegotiation of the pact

Published Sun, Aug 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Ottawa

    CANADA enters crucial talks in Washington on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) this week with a complex mix of self-confidence and dread about possible damage to its most important trading relationship.

    The country's economy and currency are showing surprising strength, and Canadians are basking in the attention being showered on them and their popular prime minister, Justin Trudeau, in the United States and elsewhere.

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