In his own words: Lighthizer on Canada's auto rule-of-origin ideas

MONTREAL – “First of all there’s an enormous vagueness about it,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Monday after being asked about new Canadian auto rule-of-origin ideas discussed during the just-ended sixth round of NAFTA talks. What followed in the USTR's post-round briefing with reporters was a lengthy explanation for why Lighthizer rejected the Canadian approach in a ministerial statement earlier in the day, saying it might “lead to less regional content than we have now, fewer jobs in...