The National Post reports in its Friday, Aug. 10, edition that as Mexico and the United States moved closer to a deal on new rules for the auto industry, talks with Canada are proving to be "really, really difficult," says chief U.S. agriculture negotiator Gregg Doud. The Post's Tom Blackwell writes that Mr. Doud contrasted the Canadian stance with what he suggested was smooth sailing in talks with Mexico, according to coverage of a speech he made this week in Michigan. "I think we are going to get there with Mexico in a relatively short order." However, the third North American free-trade agreement partner is a different matter, Mr. Doud told an American Sugar Alliance event. "Canada, O Canada, is what you want to say," the trade official said, according to reports by Food Business News and Hagstrom. He said long-standing agriculture issues with the Canadians have still not been resolved, an apparent reference to American objections to Canadian supply-management systems for dairy and poultry. U.S. negotiators "haven't had market access conversations with Canada of any substance," said Mr. Doud. "We have to go to get to a situation where we can bring Canada on board and wrap this thing up."