Trump Hints at Bilateral Trade With Canada in Meeting With Trudeau

Trump Hints at Bilateral Trade With Canada in Meeting With Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with Ivanka Trump during the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit and Gala in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2017. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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WASHINGTON—Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House on Oct. 11 by hinting at the possibility of a free trade deal directly with America’s northern neighbour, should ongoing NAFTA talks collapse.

But the U.S. president also said it’s too early to give up on efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.