The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday, July 8, edition that Republican Representative Mark Meadows met this spring with Ambassador David MacNaughton, Canada's primary emissary to the United States, wherein he said, "I'm working with the administration, the Canadian ambassador, to make sure that we have good and reliable, robust trading across country lines." As chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Mr. Meadows enjoys outsized influence in Washington. The North Carolina Republican has good reasons to like Canada: Canadian auto parts maker Linamar and clothing company Gildan Activewear have plants in his 11th district, both made possible by NAFTA. He said, "I believe that we'll find some common ground," describing the May 2 sit-down at his office as "extremely frank, but extremely cordial." Ottawa has undertaken a full-court press on the trade deal, building relationships both with the administration directly and with outside politicians and business leaders whom it hopes will then apply pressure to the White House on Ottawa's behalf. The Canadian embassy said Mr. MacNaughton and Mr. Meadows were on the same page in the desire to use NAFTA talks to make trade freer.