Trade agreements are coming under fire these days and NAFTA is no exception.
A summit takes place on Wednesday in Ottawa involving Canada, the U.S. and Mexico but a new Angus Reid public opinion poll finds a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Only one in four of us say the deal has been a net benefit to Canada while fully one-third surveyed want it renegotiated and that’s three times as many who say the agreement should not be changed.
U.S. President Obama will be addressing Parliament on Wednesday.
Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has criticised NAFTA, claiming it has helped to hollow out the manufacturing base and promised to build a wall along the Mexican-U.S. border.