The Americans are expected to clarify their demand for more stringent rules of origin in the auto industry during the Ottawa round — which explains
why Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is meeting with a roundtable of auto parts manufacturers on Friday, as well as having lunch with former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his team who negotiated the original Canada-U.S. free trade agreement.
Some have questioned his actions wondering
why he can not delegate his vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia or the
Foreign Affairs Minister to represent him in some instances.