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on November 30, 2018 in Featured World News

Justin Trudeau Refuses to Say ‘USMCA’ at Signing Ceremony

by Kristina Wong Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to say the name of the new “USMCA” trade agreement during a signing ceremony with President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday. Trump spoke first at the signing ceremony for the three presidents to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), based on Trump’s urging. Trudeau — with whom Trump has had a rocky relationship — spoke next and conspicuously avoided calling the new agreement by its name, “USMCA,” a name that...

by Kristina Wong Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to say the name of the new “USMCA” trade agreement during a signing ceremony with President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday....

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