U.S., Mexico, to Release Draft of New Nafta Treaty Without Canada

The move ushers in a new period of uncertainty, with some U.S. lawmakers refusing to approve a treaty without Canada

William Mauldin in Washington and

Santiago Pérez in Mexico City

Updated Sept. 28, 2018 5:01 p.m. ET

The U.S. and Mexico are expected on Friday to release the text of their draft pact to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement without Canada, introducing a new period of uncertainty as the Trump administration seeks to reshape the continent’s commerce to benefit American workers.

Mexican authorities said they would publish online the text of the Nafta deal struck on Aug. 27 between the U.S. and Mexico on Friday evening while also presenting it to the Mexican legislature. They said the U.S. would also release the text....