International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has “no reason to think” the United States wants to trigger an early review of the North American free trade deal, but American officials do want to discuss tackling economic and security issues together.
“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 an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that aired Sunday.
“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,” LeBlanc added.
LeBlanc’s comments come days after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and for a working lunch in the Roosevelt Room. The international trade minister accompanied Carney on the …