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How Trump’s opposition to NAFTA affects Canada

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump opposed NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which began in 1994 and opened up trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He stated that the treaty sent U.S. jobs out of the country, particularly to Mexico. Alexander Panetta, a Washington correspondent for The Canadian Press, joins Alison Stewart to discuss.