Some are holding out hope of progress as North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations resume this week in Montreal.
However, Unifor President Jerry Dias is taking an opposite stance.
He says NAFTA has been a disaster for Canada and it can’t get worse.
Dias is confident that NAFTA will fall apart and won’t be shedding any tears over it.
He says some of the positions that the United States have taken would make the deal ridiculous for both Canada and Mexico.
Dias says pre-NAFTA, Canada had a trade surplus in manufacturing, noting today we have a $120-billion deficit.