Canada should expect 'hostility' with U.S. trade talks less than three months away, trade analysts say

OTTAWA — The review deadline for the Canada-United-States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA) is less than three months away, but it remains unclear where Canada stands at the negotiating table.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with Greer in early March, a meeting that was described as a productive.

In the meantime, Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard met in mid-March to launch bilateral technical discussions in advance of the review on July 1. The technical...