Trump Hits Pause on CUSMA, Now What?

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Yesterday, Canada, the United States and Mexico came together to discuss the mandatory review of their trade agreement, CUSMA. The discussion isn't a hard deadline, more of a checkpoint to see where all countries are, and if one were to exit the agreement, that process could take up to 10 years. While Canada and Mexico have stated they'd like to continue the 16-year agreement, the U.S. aren't exactly on the same page. Lawrence Herman, counsel at Herman & Associates, a member of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations and a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto, joins guest host Brent Loucks to bring us up to speed on what you need to know about the CUSMA review.
2 Jul 10AM English Canada News Commentary

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