Canadian and Mexican leaders pledge closer coordination on trade amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war.Published On 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareCanada and Mexico have promised to deepen ties and coordinate their approach during a forthcoming review with Washington of the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Mexico on Thursday, where he met his counterpart, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, to discuss economic and security ties.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn a joint news conference, the two leaders said they had agreed to expand ties between their countries and were committed to their three-way trade partnership with the US.Sheinbaum said she was optimistic the two countries would continue to work together with reciprocal “respect”.“Mexico and Canada will continue walking together, with mutual respect and with a certainty that cooperation is the path to overcome any challenge,” she said.Carney said North America is the “economic envy of the world”, in part due to trade cooperation between Canada and Mexico.“I have full confidence, and so does the president [Sheinbaum], that we can find the adjustments needed to reinforce competition and competitiveness in our region,” he said. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 18, 2025 [Raquel Cunha/Reuters]While both Sheinbaum and Carney have been attempting to reach side trade deals with US President Donald Trump, on Thursday, they insisted they were not in competition with each other.“We will move forward together,” Carney said. Advertisement Public consultations on the future of the USMCA began this week in advance of a review to be conducted by each country next year.Canada has recently struggled to renegotiate its existing agreements with Washington, amid growing trade and political tensions following comments by Trump on wanting his northern neighbour to join the US as its 51st state.Trump has been similarly belligerent to his southern neighbour, …
