Canada says it will be tough challenge to get trade deal ratified by U.S.


Reuters | Ottawa | Updated: 06-12-2019 05:44 IST | Created: 06-12-2019 04:51 IST
Canada says it will be tough challenge to get trade deal ratified by U.S.
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Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday said it would be a "tough challenge" to get a new three-nation continental trade agreement ratified by the United States.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement was signed in November 2018 but formal U.S. approval has been held up by Democratic lawmakers pressing for changes, including steps on drug protections.

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