Politics matters: Bracing for the NAFTA fight

Parliament Hill was absorbed by the scandal that was Anthony Scaramucci early in the week, with even the most focused policymakers wondering how their best-laid plans on NAFTA could possibly deliver, given the chaos engulfing the White House.
Even with the resignations of three key political figures over the past few days – Newfoundland’s finance minister Cathy Bennett, Ontario environment minister Glen Murray and former B.C. premier Christy Clark – Canadian politics looked pla