Canada’s trade negotiator, Janice Charette, told a business audience this week that our trade agreement with the U.S. is “the envy of the world.”
The consensus in Ottawa seems to be that if Canada can emerge from the renegotiation process with much of the current trade deal intact, it will be a win.
But there is a minority view that looks at the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement through the lens of digital sovereignty and prosperity. From that perspective, Canada is not the most privileged of America’s trading partners: rather, it is the most captive.
Down Mexico Way …
ABSOLUTELY MUST WATCH CLIP… Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer on USMCA
“They can have a weak economy that is underperforming and not doing well, and Carney can feel superior.”
“Or they can have an economy that participates with as a partner of the U.S. economy.”… pic.twitter.com/qBicFAGtHQ
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) April 23, 2026
