Six years after President Donald Trump oversaw a renegotiated trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico, he’s injected remarkable uncertainty into the economic relationship through threats, new tariffs and inflammatory social media posts.
Policy leaders and business groups began a three-day hearing to air their concerns about the $2 trillion deal on Wednesday in Washington, kicking off a mandated review period ahead of July 1. That’s the deadline for the three countries to confirm they want the deal to continue as is. If they don’t, rolling negotiations between the North American neighbors could continue for the next decade.
While ...