Emerson willing to reopen NAFTA: U.S. politician
Updated Fri. Mar. 7 2008 3:25 PM ET
The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON -- U.S. legislator Michael Michaud says Canada's trade minister told him privately last month that he'd be willing to reopen NAFTA.
Michaud, a congressman from Maine who co-founded the Friends of Canada caucus, said Trade Minister David Emerson made the comment in Ottawa outside Parliament.
Emerson, he said, didn't provide details.
Michaud returned to Capitol Hill and told colleagues about it, he said Friday, but was shocked to later read about Emerson's strong stand against renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement.
"I am very concerned about it,'' said Michaud, adding it's disturbing to have Emerson say one thing in public while taking a different tack in a private meeting.
New Democrat MP Peter Julian, who met with Michaud in Washington this week, called it "pretty appalling and irresponsible.''
NDP Leader Jack Layton raised the issue in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, but Conservative House Leader Peter van Loan denied there was any doubletalk.
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