Posted on 06/06/2026 12:09:50 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Canada is calling on the United States and Mexico to renew the free trade agreement between the countries for another 16 years just as U.S. President Donald Trump revives talk of making Canada the 51st state.
Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's minister for U.S. trade, sent a letter Tuesday to United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexico's Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard conveying Canada's recommendation.
"The Agreement is highly beneficial to each of our countries and to the integrated North American economy," LeBlanc wrote.
The letter comes ahead of the scheduled July review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, the latest iteration of a North American free-trade pact that has intertwined the economies of the United States, Mexico and Canada since the early 1990s.
LeBlanc and Canada's Chief Trade Negotiator, Janice Charette, are in Washington on Tuesday for a meeting with Greer. LeBlanc has previously warned the free trade agreement could be subject to annual reviews and that uncertainty could be the objective of the Trump administration.
On Monday, Trump posted "51st State!" on social media linking to a news article reporting that Canada is falling into a technical recession. The post was later reposted by U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra.
"I can't believe I have to say this again, but Canada will never be the 51st state. Canada is not for sale," Ontario Premier Doug Ford posted in response on Tuesday.
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“Free Trade Agreements” are thousands of pages of exceptions to free trade.
Free trade doesn’t exist
He was right!
Haven’t we had enough of this Marxist free trade policy?
As if we need Canada. Stop harassing Alberta and we’ll begin to think about it. Even better, let them go.
When the current USMCA agreement was put in place, it was US and Mexico, the Canada was like me too, me too.
They we all boastful when Trump was disrupting things……..we don’t need the US……….let them sweat it out. They realize we have all sorts of options…….they only have us.
Why do we want to prop up the governments of Mexico and Canada? They seem almost like enemies. Let them clean up their own governments before we talk to them again.
As well as their kissing up to the EU. They want it both ways. Bye, Canada.
We wait until Alberta becomes independent. Then make a deal with them.
Can’t wait for Canada to grant the Chinese a naval base in Vancouver. That spiteful little PM of theirs? I wouldn’t put it past him.
Too late!
Mexico & the U.S. have already set up the future agreements...
Carney is too late to the dance...
Prophet
I’m all for ‘free trade’ and not the ‘managed trade’ we’re engaged in.
Sorry ya Lost Canada…
Trump Wins again.
Not tired of Winning….
Trump Dance https://youtu.be/M792fgOtzZY
Free Trade is a myth, it will never happen.
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