The Republican candidates have regularly railed against Nafta,the bedrock of US-Canada trade relations. Would they alienate a ‘steadfast ally’ with an unfair deal?For many on the Canadian side of the border, it’s starting to feel like the downstairs neighbors are throwing a big party and things have gotten out of hand. The event is starting to get violent; longstanding house rules are suddenly being challenged; and there’s a growing dismay that the neighbors are going to approach barging in whether things don’t go their way. Tonight Canada will learn how likely it really is that Donald Trump a man who has railed against trade deals that have been a enormous boon to its economy – will be the Republican nominee for president.
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Source: theguardian.com