The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday, July 8, edition that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
will be making one more visit
to the United States before
North American free-trade
agreement negotiations begin.
A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that the PM will be speaking at a
meeting of U.S. state governors
this week.
The two main
themes are technology and
trade. The latter is of especially
pressing significance: A few
days after the meeting, the
U.S. is expected to
publish its priorities for a new
NAFTA, and negotiations with
Canada and Mexico are expected
to begin in about a month.
Mr. Trudeau's office put out a
statement today confirming
his intention to deliver a keynote
speech in Rhode Island
on July 14.
Mr. Trudeau's
statement said: "No countries share a closer
bond than Canada and the
United States. Each day, hundreds of thousands
of people cross the border
to work, travel or visit
loved ones. Ever more integrated
supply chains draw our
economies closer together,
bringing jobs and prosperity to
Canadians and Americans
alike. I will continue to work
with all orders of the U.S.
government to create good,
middle class jobs on both sides
of the border."
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