Alberta premier agrees with Doug Ford’s pitch to explore kicking Mexico out of trade agreement [Video]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she agrees with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that Canada and the U.S. look at cutting Mexico out of the North American trade agreement.

Smith was asked by Power & Politics host David Cochrane if she agrees with Ford’s suggestion that Mexico be dropped from the agreement if it doesn’t tighten up restrictions on Chinese products.

“A thousand per cent,” she replied. “I’m very much in sync with what he has to say.

“The real issue we have is that Mexico has not been that equal partner with the United States. In addition to that, they’re inviting China to engage in investment in Mexico.”

On Tuesday, Ford floated the idea of returning to a Canada-U.S. bilateral trade pact like the one that predated the enactment of NAFTA in 1994.

He said Mexico has become “a backdoor for Chinese cars, auto parts and other products into Canadian and American markets.” He said that …