The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday, Oct. 2, edition that the consensus of the day is that North American free-trade agreement negotiations had avoided the worst outcome, with most of President Donald Trump's protectionist demands either watered down or dropped entirely. A triple bylined item in The Globe reports that everything came down to an intense weekend in which a bevy of Canadian officials were holed up in Mr. Trudeau's office. Via video link and telephone, they negotiated with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer; Jared Kushner; and other American officials gathered in Mr. Lighthizer's office. As late as Saturday night, the Americans continued to insist that to keep Chapter 19 -- the dispute-resolution system that the Canadians had long marked as their must-have in talks -- Ottawa had to agree to water it down. Canada refused, and by Sunday morning, Mr. Lighthizer had conceded to keep Chapter 19 intact. Talks moved rapidly after that. Unnamed sources say there have been discussions on the tariffs between Canada and the United States, but no conclusion.