LeBlanc sets up talks with U.S. trade rep next week in Washington
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The minister responsible for Canada-United States trade said on Thursday that private government-to-government conversations between Canada, the United States and Mexico on a forthcoming review of the CUSMA trade pact were not discouraging.
The discussions comes as both countries are preparing for the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
LeBlanc told the Canadian Club Toronto today that he’s not pessimistic about the future of the trilateral trade deal because the U.S. maintained a continued CUSMA exemption when President Donald Trump announced new tariffs recently.
The minister says American officials have been engaged in a “public prosecution” of trade ties ahead of formal talks but insists the private discussions have not been discouraging.
LeBlanc, who recently returned from a trade mission to Mexico, told the Canadian Club Toronto both Canada and Mexico want to see the U.S. commit to CUSMA.
LeBlanc says Canada was close to getting a deal on sectoral tariffs for things like steel and aluminum in the fall, before Trump abruptly ended talks in response to an anti-tariff American TV add produced by the Ontario government.
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