The leaders of Canada and Mexico agreed to boost trade and increase cooperation after a high-stakes meeting that comes as the US threatens harsher tariffs on its neighbours.
Canada’s Mark Carney and Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum held talks as officials began a review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, under which around $2 trillion worth of goods is exchanged every year.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to disband the pact — agreed during his first term — if Canada and Mexico, the US’ two biggest trading partners, fail to heed his demands, such as halting fentanyl flows to the US and curbing Chinese investment. As a possible protective measure, Ottawa and Mexico City vowed Thursday to increase bilateral trade.