The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau met with Wisconsin Gov., Scott Walker at the National Governors Association meeting on 14 July 2017. They discussed a number of issues affecting Canada and Wisconsin including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Prime Minister stated that his country is ready to work with the US and Mexico to modernize NAFTA while highlighting how much the United States stands to lose if trade with Canada is hindered as President Donald Trump seeks to renegotiate the deal.
Much of Trudeau’s speech appeared to reject the US administration’s stated views. Trudeau highlighted the growing global economy and the impact of NAFTA. However Trudeau acknowledged that the NAFTA agreement is not perfect and is in need of updating. He therefore thanked the Trump administration for renegotiating the deal.
