Will Chapter 19 Kill NAFTA? Time Is Running out to Find Solution

September 6, 2018

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As Canada returns to the bargaining table in Washington Wednesday, the pressure to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement has reignited an old feud over a provision that nearly killed the original deal: Chapter 19...

“The Trump administration has come back full bore on antidumping,” Ciuriak said. “So yes, antidumping had become a bit of a non-issue. But then Trump comes along and not only does he want to get rid of Chapter 19, he’s creating new reasons to keep it and to raise its importance to Canada at the negotiating table.”

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