Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is heading to Washington to try to salvage North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
However, Mexicans will not be joining the talks, so the outlook for progress on nettlesome issues is dim.
It’s now looking more likely that talks will be stalled until next year, after the Mexican and United States elections.
“We’ve said all along we are ready to go (to Washington) at any time,” Adam Austen, spokesman for Freeland, is quoted by Canadian Press.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and 10 per cent on aluminum if a deal is not reached by Friday.
