Prime Minister Mark Carney is rejecting the prospect of America exiting the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) following remarks from a senior trade representative that Washington is considering pursuing individual deals with Canada and Mexico.
Carney briefly addressed the issue on Dec. 11, a day after U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the United States is leaving all options “on the table” regarding the USMCA and is already exploring the option of separate trade deals with both countries.
The prime minister was asked by reporters if he was open to separate bilateral trade pacts if the White House were to withdraw from the current deal….