Mark Warner Comments on President Trump’s Stated Intent to “Tweak” NAFTA in Negotiations With Canada

Mark Warner commented in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the Montreal Gazette and the Winnipeg Free Press on the President Trump’s statement that the U.S. intends to “tweak” the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to Canada while seeking more substantial changes for Mexico. (February 14-16, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.