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NAFTA negotiations stand to get stuck between the rock and the hard place of conflicting presidential and prime ministerial stances on the attachment of a five-year sunset clause to the tripartite agreement, writes columnist Chantal Hébert.

Opinion
BY CHANTAL HÉBERT
June 12, 2018

Opinion | BY CHANTAL HÉBERT | June 12, 2018

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