Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Claudia Sheinbaum have promised to strengthen trade relations in the face of U.S. tariff threats and pushed to keep the most important free trade agreement in the Western Hemisphere alive in the lead-up to negotiations next year.

Canada and Mexico on Thursday pledged to deepen ties between their two countries, as well as strengthen the free trade pact they share with the United States, during a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney to Mexico.

Both countries have been targeted by Trump in his trade war, with 50 percent tariffs imposed on Canadian steel and 25 percent on some Mexican pharmaceuticals. Mexico has also been hit with another 25 percent “fentanyl tariff”, over what he says is the flow of drugs across Mexican borders and into the US.

China has launched a sweeping probe into Mexico’s imposition of tariffs and other trade restrictions on its exports, as the global fallout from US President Donald Trump’s trade war widens.

Import levels have erratically bounced up and down, duty collections have surged, and the geographic burden of those taxes is running counter to 30 years of economic integration in North America — among other trends identified by The Detroit News and industry analysts.

Canada’s prime minister is meeting with Mexico’s president in Mexico City, aiming to tighten economic and security ties before next year’s major review of the

According to Reuters, automakers have been absorbing billions in added expenses since tariffs took effect in April. However, they

Canada and Mexico are taking steps to strengthen their trade and security partnership as both countries face growing economic pressure from the United States. During a key bilateral meeting in Mexico City,

As Trump’s trade policies deal a punishing blow to steelmakers across the world, countries including Mexico, Brazil and Canada are fighting back — but the US isn’t their only target.

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