USTR to propose labor, IP text, but hold off on most controversial ideas at third NAFTA round

OTTAWA -- At the third round of NAFTA renegotiation talks, the U.S. is tabling text in areas like intellectual property, government procurement, labor and investment that some have described as “unorthodox,” but holding off -- for now -- on advancing a controversial sunset clause and dispute settlement proposals, sources said. The Trump administration’s plan to include a five-year sunset clause that would tie a new deal’s potential termination to the trade deficit has been met with opposition from the “big...