CBC: Canada’s chief trade negotiator says the July 1 date to review the North American trade pact shouldn’t be viewed as a hard deadline — noting that some trade points won’t be entirely hashed out by that date.
…CUSMA, which was first negotiated during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term in office, is up for mandatory review this year.
The text of the agreement says July 1 is the date the three countries need to approve a renewal of the existing agreement or signal their intention to exit the pact, but that process can take up to 10 years…