The U.S. and Canada have reportedly concluded a trade deal... that could potentially preserve the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA... as a trilateral bloc with Mexico.<br /> According to multiple U.S. media outlets including the Washington Post... the new deal is to include substantial changes to rules governing the auto industry.<br />Canada had insisted on formal protection from the national security tariffs the Trump administration had threatened to impose on imported steel and aluminum... that could be extended to Canadian-made automobiles.<br />The U.S. had insisted on more access to Canada's dairy market.<br />The nearly 25-year-old NAFTA deal governs more than one-trillion U.S. dollars in annual trade between the three countries. <br />
