Carney names advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations as CUSMA review nears
Posted on: Nov 04, 2025 02:24 IST | Posted by: Cbc
ground government minister deutsche mark Carney has released the names of his young consultative committee on Canada-U.S. Economic relations.
The list includes experts, industry and union leaders and retired high-profile politicians such as former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole and former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt.
According to a government statement, the committee will serve as a forum where members can develop strategy for how Canada should approach its economic relationship with the U.S.
"I'm very pleased to have that group. It's a diverse, diverse group. Leaders in from the union movement experts in industry and CEOs and finance and across across the economy," Carney said on his way into a cabinet meeting Tuesday.
In a statement, the prime minister said that his government's goal in the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is to secure "a strong economic partnership with the United States that creates greater certainty, security, and prosperity for all."
The committee, which will meet for the first time on Monday, will be led by Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade.
In a statement, LeBlanc said the committee will help the government stay closely connected to key industrial sectors in Canada as it enters "a new economic and security relationship with the U.S."
"Canada is strongest when governments, workers, businesses and industry leaders pull in the same direction."
The members of the committee include:
Justin Trudeau struck a similar advisory committee during the trilateral negotiations that led to CUSMA during U.S. President Donald Trump's first term in office. The trade agreement is up for a review this year.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday, according to a joint statement released by Greer's office. That statement indicated that the U.S. And Mexico will hold an "official bilateral negotiating round" in late May.
Asked on Monday if Canada has an official start date for negotiations, a spokesperson for LeBlanc didn't offer a specific timeline, but said officials are "engaging on an ongoing basis with their U.S. Counterparts."
"Canada is prepared; we have submitted a number of proposals to the Americans. We are ready to do the work to get to a deal very quickly, and will certainly not be the source of any delay," the spokesperson said in an email.
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