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Lighthizer: Canada, Mexico have time to strike NAFTA deal before tariffs take effect

March 5, 2018 at 5:57 PM
MEXICO CITY – Canada and Mexico will have time to agree to a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement before being subject to global steel and aluminum tariffs President Trump is set to announce this week, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said here on Monday. In a discussion with reporters after the close of the seventh round of NAFTA negotiations, Lighthizer said the pending tariffs provide an incentive for Canada and Mexico to make a deal – but that linking...

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