Canada to modify trade negotiation process as quid pro quo for swift USMCA approval

The Canadian government plans to add several transparency requirements to its trade negotiation process in exchange for support from the left-leaning New Democratic Party for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to Canadian officials. The moves are a response to requests made by the opposition group last December, according to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Specifically, the NDP proposed that the government enhance the transparency of trade negotiations. Freeland, in a response to the NDP this week, said the government would make...