The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Canada's automotive-parts makers say the federal government is doing
the right things so far as it gears
up for negotiations with the
United States and Mexico on a
new North American free-trade
agreement.
The Globe's Greg Keenan writes that Ottawa -- and major
players in the industry -- are in
the midst of gathering facts
about the impact a new NAFTA
deal, border taxes or tariffs on
vehicles would have on the auto
sector and that should continue,
executives said after a roundtable
discussion in Toronto on
Monday with Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau and Foreign
Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.
"The meetings [Mr. Trudeau]
had with the President and the
meetings at all levels of the organization
are absolutely the
right ones [with] the right
tone," says Martinrea International chairman Rob Wildeboer.
"I'm highly confident we're
going to get the right results."
Discussions on the auto industry
will be a critical part of any
NAFTA renegotiation -– in part
because three-way free trade in
vehicles and parts underpins the
entire industry in North America.
The sector appears to be
at the top of President Donald
Trump's hit list.
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