July 1 date for CUSMA review a 'checkpoint ... not a cliff,' Canada's chief negotiator says

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Canada's chief trade negotiator says the July 1 date to review the North American trade pact shouldn't be viewed as a hard deadline — noting that some trade points won't be entirely hashed out by that date.

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