Mr. Lighthizer s obviously a tough negotiator with a great deal of experience. He will defend the interests of the US in a manner that the citizens of his country will expect. Ms.Freeland's CV and her past performance would lead me to believe also that Canada will not be as well served. The Liberal/left/progressives tend to think they have a fall back position with Communit China but they tend to gloss over the fact that a maintaining a trade agreement with a corrupt dictatorship will bring issues with it that will make the current NAFTA negotiations look like a cakewalk. To think that Canada will be better served by abandoning the trade relationship with the US for a Chinese alternative may make political sense to Ottawa but their ability to manage such a change in a manner beneficial to Canadians should be gauged by their track record on economic development - particularly their belief that resource development creates 'dirty' revenue as opposed to 'clean' borrowed funds and taxes.