Canada trade minister to meet Greer after being excluded from Mexico talks
Investing.com -- Canada's minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, Dominic LeBlanc, will meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday, his office said Monday. Chief Trade Negotiator to the United States, Janice Charette, will accompany him.
The meeting follows Canada's exclusion from bilateral trade talks between the U.S. and Mexico last week. The statement from LeBlanc's office did not specify the purpose of Tuesday's meeting.
The United States and Mexico on Friday concluded their first round of bilateral talks on revising the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The discussions covered automotive rules of origin, steel and aluminum trade, and economic security, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's office.
Canada has not yet started formal negotiations on the trade deal, which must be reviewed by July 1. If all three countries do not agree to extend it, the pact would move to annual reviews until 2036.
Greer has indicated that Canada may have to accept some form of tariffs if it wants to engage with the U.S. on reviewing the agreement. He has also said the revised deal should include stricter automotive rules of origin and provide greater access to Canadian markets for U.S. businesses, such as in dairy.
