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MacNaughton: ‘Sunset’ proposal to face opposition from U.S. businesses before NAFTA partners can weigh in

September 14, 2017 at 5:58 PM
A Trump administration proposal to include a “sunset” clause in a retooled NAFTA is likely to be tanked by the U.S. business community before it can be presented to Mexico and Canada, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. said on Thursday. David MacNaughton, speaking at an event hosted by Politico, said he was “a believer in sunset clauses when things are set out to be temporary.” “But a trade agreement like this,” he added, “I mean one of the reasons you...


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