‘Tremendous amount of energy’ in Canada-Mexico trade discussions, delegate says

Hundreds of delegates representing businesses and key sectors from across Canada are taking part in this country’s biggest trade mission to Mexico in decades this week, and it’s a trip those on the ground say is long overdue.

“We’re in a continent that we share. We have two trading agreements with Mexico, both the (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA) and the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). This is an opportunity to go well beyond where we have been,” said Business Council of Canada CEO Goldy Hyder from Mexico City. “It’s a long time coming.”

The “Team Canada” trade mission has two main objectives: strategizing ahead of this year’s mandatory review of CUSMA, as well as trying to forge new bilateral relationships.

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