Asked to respond to comments by President Claudia Sheinbaum, the Foreign Affairs Minister said she’s focused on maintaining a positive relationship with Mexico through private conversations
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is not escalating a war of words with Mexico, after the Mexican president criticized Canada ’s culture and its framing of border issues.
Several federal and provincial officials in Canada responded by saying the issues at the Canadian border are vastly different from the Mexican border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for example, has voiced concerns that the level of Chinese investment in Mexico goes against the economic-security goals of Ottawa and Washington.
She also noted that Canada has “a very serious problem with fentanyl consumption,” more than Mexico, and possibly as a result of some drug-decriminalization measures. “I know there has been many conversations in Canada about how we can work together and how we can, at the same time, protect our interests,” she said.
“The Canada-Mexico relationship has always been the weakest part of the triangle of North America,” he said. Sands added that Sheinbaum and her predecessor have implemented nationalist policies that have been at odds with Washington.
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