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' L. V5 L" J9 O5 f5 GAfter more than a year of negotiating a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have finally inked a trade deal.2 T9 [3 @% p3 B/ P5 z) L3 L
The new deal is called the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA for short, according to a joint statement from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
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“USMCA will give our workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses a high-standard trade agreement that will result in freer markets, fairer trade and robust economic growth in our region.  It will strengthen the middle class, and create good, well-paying jobs and new opportunities for the nearly half billion people who call North America home,” the statement said.
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According to one high-level American source, the text of the deal was finalized around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, but issues remain around wording." k5 C, J( h+ d1 t" u4 K
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It will take time to sort through the text of the deal, and to evaluate the details to assess the winners or losers, though tonight all three countries are celebrating the deal as a win-win-win.* o7 K+ g- L) m4 _ L) {% a# q
9 ~/ \4 p* a0 \7 O4 a- A$ }3 NA senior Canadian official close to the talks tells CTV News that the deal is not 100 per cent finalized, but that as things stand, the Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism remains intact; Canada will have a full cultural exemption; and Canada will be making what the source described as “modest” concessions on access to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector, comparable to what was agreed to as part of the CPTPP trade deal./ T. I, N) m4 F# t6 T% `: y+ i
0 Q, g1 m' |/ p5 D2 j; uThough,one of the senior U.S. administration officials who briefed reporters on background Sunday night described Canada’s concessions on dairy as “a big win” for American farmers. These officials also said the deal includes stronger rules of origin,a review and termination provision aimed at preventing the deal from becoming outdated,and an “ambitious” slate of other provisions related to the digital age./ z& Z; ]% h& U8 t- f7 y1 k
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