Trump says he would rather not have CUSMA, gives conflicting message on its future
Trump said he would rather no agreement than a renewed CUSMA as Canada and Mexico push to keep the 16-year trade pact in place.
- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would rather "leave it unsigned" or "have it terminated," offering conflicting messages on CUSMA's future while attending the G7 summit in France.
- Although Trump has previously described CUSMA as "irrelevant," the agreement remains in place unless one of the countries gives six months' notice to withdraw from it.
- Christopher Sands, director of Johns Hopkins University's Center for Canadian Studies, called July 1 a milestone, likening the review to "the moment in a poker game where the players lay their cards on the table."
- Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday, asserting talks are not a "one-way conversation" as CUSMA shields Canada and Mexico from 10 per cent duties.
- While Canada and Mexico seek a 16-year extension, Trump has suggested openness to separate bilateral agreements instead of the trilateral arrangement.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he would prefer to leave the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) instead of renewing the trade deal that he negotiated during his first term. “I would rather leave it unsigned. I’d rather have it terminated. … I may sign it, but I would rather–we do better as a country if we don’t have an agreement,” Trump told reporters while at the G7 Summit in France on June 17. The three countries are currently in n…
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