Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford attend an announcement at Seneca College in King City, Ont., on Feb. 9, 2024.
Canada’s premiers say they want to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “as soon as possible” to discuss the Canada-U.S. relationship. Ford has written to Trudeau on behalf of all premiers asking for a meeting about the Canada-U.S. relationship. Canada's premiers say they want to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "as soon as possible" to discuss the Canada-U.S. relationship.
"We require clarity from you about how you propose to include and engage with premiers as we enter the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, including who among your cabinet ministers will serve as lead for your government," the letter reads.The Ontario premier has accused Mexico of serving as "a back door for Chinese cars, auto parts and other products" entering the North American market.
"So they've shown their cards and we'll do a bilateral trade deal with them, and a separate one with the U.S." "The concept was that should the old agreement fail, we would be interested in supporting two separate bilateral agreements," he said. While Trudeau said his "first choice" is to continue the trilateral pact, he added that "there have been real and genuine concerns raised about Chinese investment into Mexico that I brought up directly with the Mexican president."
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