Canada should start reviewing CUSMA with the U.S. as soon as possible, says former Trump official [Video]

CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne about Canada’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued threats of tariffs. Everett Eissenstat, a former trade official under Trump, also talks about how Canada should respond to these trade tensions.

A former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada should begin reviewing the North American free trade deal with the United States as soon as possible, while Trump denies he’s using tariff threats to force a renegotiation.

Everett Eissenstat, who served as deputy director of Trump’s National Economic Council during his first term, said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that “there’s no point in waiting a couple of years for this to really be engaged.”

“I would begin the process as soon as Canada can be ready, because we know it’s going to occur,” he told host Rosemary Barton.

On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journalpublished a report …