Chapter 19

Expert negotiators from each of the countries have three sessions to hammer out a new NAFTA. Will Chapter 11 and 19 threaten to close the book?

Washington has long decried Chapter 19 of the treaty and now wants it scrapped. That’s not sitting well with Canada.

A key victory in the original NAFTA, Ottawa now must ask itself if the dispute resolution chapter is worth keeping

Canada has reportedly drawn a ’red line’ over Chapter 19 as the U.S. calls for NAFTA renegotiations. That’s a good thing.

How the Trudeau government responds to the U.S. demand to scrap Chapter 19, the NAFTA dispute mechanism, will define the success of the trade talks