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Live special coverage of a possible #NAFTA deal via @CBCNews.

https://twitter.com/CBCPolitics/status/1046550382942478336

.@CBCKatie Simpson: “Sources say they are close, very close”, “significant progress”, “optimistic”. @CBCNews #NAFTA

Any deal still needs to get approval from @realDonaldTrump and @JustinTrudeau but with the clock counting down to a fixed deadline tied to Mexican President-elect Obrador’s new term, significant pressure to get it done. #NAFTA

Analysts expect Canadians will give in on dairy tariffs, in exchange for chapter 19 dispute resolution. #NAFTA

#Canada also seeks exemption from steel and auto tariffs. #NAFTA

There’s always another deadline with #NAFTA so even if agreed to tonight, a 60-day countdown begins for legislators to ratify. 35-days from that is the International Trade Org deadline.

Any #NAFTA progress will allow a return to normal flow of commerce between the three countries and allow businesses to release capital intensive projects held up on #NAFTA concerns.