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The signing leaves Canada as the only member of the trilateral deal still to ratify the agreement, a process that began almost on cue as Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who presided over the negotiations as foreign affairs minister, introduced a Canadian version of the bill in the Commons.

“The new NAFTA is a victory for all Canadians, of every political view, and in all regions of the country,” Freeland said in a statement Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, the Bloc Quebecois voted against a motion to make way for the bill. The motion carried their support.

“Various industries, various groups have questions and concerns,” Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau said before his weekly Liberal caucus meeting.

“There will be a certain amount of pressure on Canada from both Mexico and the United States, who want to see this move forward, but we have questions and we have a process for ratification. I just look forward to getting through it responsibly and rapidly, because it’s so important to Canadians.”

The 13 months of negotiations, which began in 2017, put pressure on Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner. Trump, an outspoken critic of NAFTA, mentioned Trudeau only once Wednesday, acknowledging his “close partnership and co-operation” while in the same breath hailing an “incredible friendship and relationship” with Mexican President

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

“Canada’s opening up,” he said, promising substantially higher exports of U.S. poultry, eggs and wheat to Canada.

“Where is the Canadian folks, where are they?’’ he asked, peering in the crowd. “You guys did a good job on us before this deal, I’ll tell you. Canada was very tough. But