Canada is urging the United States and Mexico to renew their trilateral free trade agreement for another 16 years, a significant push that coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed discussions about Canada potentially becoming the 51st state.
Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister for U.S. trade, formally conveyed this recommendation in a letter sent Tuesday to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexico’s Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard.