Published on
03/06/2026 - 9:07 GMT+2
Canada is calling on the United States and Mexico to renew the free trade agreement among their three countries for another 16 years even as US President Donald Trump is reviving talk of making Canada the 51st state.
According to a letter conveying Canada’s recommendation and sent Tuesday to US trade representative Jamieson Greer and Mexico’s economy secretary Marcelo Ebrard, “The Agreement is highly beneficial to each of our countries and to the integrated North American economy."
Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister for US trade, said Canada also received letters from Greer and Ebrard. Ebrard said on Tuesday that Mexico would also like it to be extended to 16 years.
