Canada has no reason to believe the United States will initiate an early review of the North American free trade agreement, but U.S. officials are interested in addressing economic and security matters, International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says.
LeBlanc made the comments on CBC’s “Rosemary Barton Live,” saying that trade between the two countries remains top of mind for both the Canadian and U.S. governments.
“It’s obvious that we’re not going to wait until the obligatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement in 2026 to make progress on the tariffs that have hit us for the last number of months,” LeBlanc said in the May 11 interview. “We have no reason to think, by the way, the Americans are interested in triggering an earlier review of the free trade agreement. They haven’t indicated that to us, but they are interested in discussing how Canada and the United States can work on economic and security issues.”…