NAFTA bill lets Trudeau cabinet wait and see what U.S. Congress does

Strategic legislative drafting may allow the Trudeau government to pass an implementation bill for the revised North American trade agreement next month — while still leaving Canada the flexibility to respond if the U.S. Congress changes the deal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave the government's notice on Monday and the House of Commons passed a ways and means motion Tuesday, allowing the NAFTA legislation to be introduced Wednesday.

That's one day before Vice-President Mike Pence arrives in Ottawa for talks on several fronts, including the new NAFTA's ratification.

"We're going to be aligning ourselves very much with the pace of the American administration," Trudeau told reporters on his way into cabinet Tuesday...

This was excerpted from the 28 May 2019 edition of CBC News.