REACTION

“It’s an agreement that removes uncertainty for our manufacturers and investors, and improves labour rights for all North Americans. And it’s an agreement that will be profoundly beneficial for our economy, for Canadian families, and for the middle class.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

“It is a great deal for all three countries, solves the many deficiencies and mistakes in NAFTA, greatly opens markets to our farmers and manufacturers, reduces trade barriers to the U.S. and will bring all three great nations together in competition with the rest of the world. The USMCA is a historic transaction!” U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter

“Justin Trudeau is trying to claim credit for things Conservative governments had already locked down. And if we are to judge this by Trudeau’s own stated objectives when negotiations began, the USMCA falls well short of that.” Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer

“Canadian workers need their government to fight for trade deals that work for them. With #USMCA, we have a new name, but a worse deal. From concessions that’ll hurt our farmers, to making medication more expensive — this deal is not the progressive solution Canadians need.” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Twitter

“This agreement is a highly significant achievement for Canada, while benefiting all three countries as it should. I have not yet had the opportunity to study the full text — and frequently the devil is in the details — but Canada appears to have achieved most if not all of its important objectives.” Former prime minister Brian Mulroney

“We’re calling on the Trudeau Liberals to compensate our farmers. To support our steel and aluminum workers in the auto industry. They need the support of the federal government. We weren’t at the table or maybe the deal would have been a little different.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford

“We want a type of agriculture in Quebec that is human and family-oriented — and not one that is industrial and in which we lose all capacity to make decisions.” Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard

“This agreement is a disgrace. A disgrace for Canada, a disgrace for Quebec. It is an expression of the systemic injustice Quebec is victim of within Canada.” Parti Québécois Leader Jean-Francois Lisée

“The Liberals made concession after concession, until the Trump administration got the deal it wanted. In the process, Canadian government sold out Canadian steel and aluminum workers … The U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum must be lifted immediately.” United Steel Workers Canadian Director Ken Neumann

“Granting an additional market access of 3.59 per cent to our domestic dairy market, eliminating competitive dairy classes and extraordinary measures to limit our ability to export dairy products will have a dramatic impact not only for dairy farmers but for the whole sector.” Dairy Farmers of Canada President Pierre Lampron