Canada will not be the reason for any delay in negotiations over the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
“We’re ready to do the work to get to a deal very quickly,” LeBlanc told reporters following a meeting of the House of Commons standing committee on international trade on April 16. “We certainly won’t be the source of any delay.”
LeBlanc said Ottawa has submitted several proposals to the U.S. negotiating team, and continues to have “a number of constructive meetings at all levels.”
The minister earlier told the committee that he had a “positive” 45-minute conversation with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, but would not reveal details of their chat….