What's next in the U.S.-Canada NAFTA drama? What's next in the U.S.-Canada NAFTA drama? September 21, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment All three countries want to sign an accord before Mexico’s incoming president takes office Dec. 1. To do so, they’d have to publish a deal by Sept. 30, and would need to reach agreement imminently to have time to put it into legal text.