Problematic U.S. proposals mean hard way forward for NAFTA: Canadian official
OTTAWA — A senior Canadian foreign ministry official says it is hard to see a way forward in the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations because of a series of “problematic” proposals by the Trump administration.
Martin Moen, the director general of the North American and investment division at Global Affairs Canada, said Thursday they include recent U.S. proposals on increasing American content in automobiles, a five-year sunset clause and doing away with a dispute settlement mechanism.
But Moen suggested the so-called Buy American proposal from U.S. negotiators might be the most difficult to swallow.
“The U.S. put forward a proposal that they’re calling ‘dollar-for-dollar’ that we fundamentally disagree with,” Moen said.