In the renegotiations of NAFTA one persistent challenge we face—in addition to the United States, despite the rhetoric—is that we have tabled probably the best labour chapter to say that if this truly is about how we improve the conditions, here is the power to do so. In terms of this new provision that has been tabled in the renegotiation, neither the Americans nor the Mexicans have yet acquiesced to Canada's demand. I can say without any hesitation the government has been persistent and committed to pushing those countries and saying, “Listen, we've talked a great deal about how we can do things.” Mexico is the country, when we first signed NAFTA, that had better laws than Canada. The unfortunate thing is they have not enforced their laws—
On February 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.