Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his government would push for early renegotiations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and for Canada and the United States to pause tariffs on one another during the process.
“We should set a firm date to finalize a new deal, and I will propose that both countries pause tariffs while we hammer out that deal,” Poilievre said during a campaign event in Toronto on April 2. “Keeping destructive tariffs in place kills jobs on both sides of the border and serves no purpose at all.”
The Conservative leader said that since USMCA must be renegotiated in 2026 regardless, the three countries should work to “get it done fast.” U.S. President Donald Trump previously said during the presidential race in October 2024 that he would invoke the renegotiation provisions of the deal when it becomes eligible in 2026….