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u.s: It has demanded that Canada and Mexico be barred from receiving any more in government contracts, dollar-for-dollar, than American companies receive in those two countries, according to Rabble. It has rejected Canada's call for an end to right-to-work laws in 28 U.S. states. The administration says that countries should be allowed to opt out of Chapter 11 dispute-resolution panels, which allow corporations to sue governments for political decisions that hurt their business. Trump also opposes raising the federal minimum wage in the U.S. from the current 7.25 per hour to 15 per hour. Given the United States has submitted its formal notice to withdraw from the United Nations climate agreement reached in Paris, the U.S. unlikely to agree to an environment chapter in NAFTA. Former U.S. trade negotiator Wendy Cutler says the Trump administration would only support a chapter on gender inequality if it was aspirational, had only soft commitments, and was not enforceable. Trump backs the U.S. dairy lobby's demand for the elimination of Canada's supply management system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.