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U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations

There are 3 more years to go before a required review that has the potential to scuttle the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
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International Trade Minister Mary Ng, right, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speak during a joint news conference in Ottawa, Thursday, May 5, 2022. Tai is urging her Canadian counterpart to abandon plans for a digital services tax and to allow U.S. home shopping programming to operate north of the border.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada, the United States and Mexico wrapped up a two-day status report on their shared continental trade agreement Friday as the deal that replaced NAFTA passed its three-year anniversary.

There are three more years to go before a required review in 2026 that has the potential to scuttle the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but International Trade Minister Mary Ng doesn’t sound worried.

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