U.S. Senate passes North America trade deal

Filed under:Government/LegalThe U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labour and automotive content but leaves $1.2 trillion in annual U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged.The legislation to implement the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement passed on an 89-10 bipartisan vote, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for him to sign into law.The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives p