NAFTA

The U.S. appears to be signalling that President Donald Trump's vow to aggressively promote a "buy American, hire American" agenda is not open to discussion during negotiations on a new NAFTA.

The environmental arm of NAFTA is demanding Canada explain what it is doing to stop oilsands tailings ponds from leaking into Alberta waterways.

Canada's environment minister met with key stakeholders in Toronto Thursday as battle lines take shape during the first week of the three-country talks and Trump’s trade czar warns of major changes.

The future of Canada's more than one million automotive jobs has emerged as a critical part of what's at stake at the NAFTA renegotiation table in Washington.

NAFTA negotiations are underway — and the United States says it wants major changes to the agreement, not mere tweaks.

As NAFTA 2.0 negotiations begin, an old trade issue with a strange name has emerged to create unlikely allies across the political spectrum and staunch defenders in the oilpatch.

The Liberal government wants to bring its feminism to NAFTA talks, building on an agreement between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump to support women entrepreneurs to get gender rights in the deal.

Some of Canada's key demands in the upcoming NAFTA renegotiation will be a tough sell in the United States.

"Trump has this sort of old-fashioned theory of negotiations, which is that the big guy always wins. It's not the way it works," says Ted Alden, senior fellow at the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she has spotted an opportunity to integrate more environmental provisions into NAFTA.

U.S. chief negotiator John Melle has sung NAFTA's praises in the past.

Chrystia Freeland will push for additional labour and environmental sections when she shares broad strokes Monday of Canada's goals for the upcoming NAFTA talks.

The federal government has spent a lot of time in the U.S. of late, making Canada's case in advance of this week's long-awaited NAFTA talks.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the outlines of a deal with the United States to resolve the softwood lumber dispute are in place.

U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on climate change may end up being the biggest stumbling block in NAFTA talks when it comes to the environment.