Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends Question Period as the Ontario Legislature resumes in Toronto on Monday, October 21, 2024.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants bilateral trade deals with the U.S. and Mexico "now" instead of in 2026, when the three countries review their North American trade agreement.Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends question period in the legislature in Toronto on Monday, October 21, 2024. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants bilateral trade deals with the U.S. and Mexico "now" instead of in 2026, when the three countries review their North American trade agreement.
When questioned by reporters about waiting until 2026, when Canada, the United States and Mexico will review their current trilateral pact, Ford said he wants to see bilateral deals negotiated "now.". Afterwards, he said all the premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral deal with the United States.
Sheinbaum said she talked recently to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and he assured her he did not support excluding Mexico from the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement. "He asked me about a Chinese company's auto plant and if there was a plant in Mexico," she said, adding that the company's only North American plant is in California.
During a press conference on Thursday, Trudeau said the current trilateral pact "has been incredibly successful" for all three countries' economies.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his first choice is to see the trade agreement with Mexico and U.S. continue, but noted concerns about Chinese investment in Mexico.
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