Canada rejoins talks to stay in NAFTA, new trade deal possible this week

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Tuesday that he believed the United States could also reach a trade deal with Canada this week

Canada’s top trade negotiator joins her Mexican and US counterparts in Washington on Tuesday in a bid to remain part of a trilateral North American trade pact, as US officials expressed optimism a deal could be reached this week.

Ottawa is under pressure to accept new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules after the US and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland rejoins the year-long talks following a hiatus of several weeks as the US and Mexico ironed out outstanding bilateral disagreements in the renegotiation of the