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Hello, this is Katie Simpson, a senior correspondent based in Washington. According to an official in the Prime Minister's Office, Mark Carney will have a brief meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup Draw event tomorrow.

It will take place at The Kennedy Centre in Washington, where the two hour long ceremony is being held.

The official also says Carney will have a brief meeting with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is also participating in the event.

Carney says he'll see Trump in Washington during FIFA World Cup draw

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he 'does not want to over-signal' anything on Canada-U.S. Talks as he confirms he will see U.S. President Donald Trump at a FIFA World Cup event next week in Washington. Carney said this was not a sign that trade talks were resuming.

As for the FIFA draw and quarter tomorrow, Benson, too, believes the subject of CUSMA could add up up.

The triangular domain Cup itself is a historical first, which the Politico reporter calls "an interesting geopolitical, geographical conversation."

"I can't imagine those three world leaders would get together on the brink of this big renegotiation without at least referring to or perhaps discussing the elephant in the room," he said.

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As a hearing kicked off in Washington focused on the future of CUSMA, Trump claimed Mexico and Canada have 'taken advantage of the United States like just about every other country.' The hearing saw U.S. Agriculture, business and policy groups urging the Trump administration not to scrap the agreement.

Greer's comments on Politico's podcast that Trump is considering leaving CUSMA altogether are worrying Canadian business and policy experts at the hearing — but it's hard to know the true intentions behind the threats.

It's also unclear what Greer's suggestion that the U.S. Would favour creating separate trade agreements with Mexico and Canada would look like. It would be a serious departure from the free trade the countries have participated in since the 1990s.

"What does this final product look like? Is it trilateral or separate, smaller agreements based on specific products, specific markets, which we haven't seen of course since before NAFTA?" Benson said.

Despite these ideas, Trump's tariffs are growing unpopular even among his base, according to Benson.

"The longer that these conversations go on, if there isn't a good deal struck that benefits American consumers and producers, I think that that could have political ramifications for Trump and his party," Benson said.

While the vast majority of today's presenters are American business leaders, a couple of Canadians have just had their moment in the spotlight.

Both of them tailored their message to the U.S. Audience.

Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, which represents the country’s biggest companies, pitched the benefits of the trade deal to the U.S. Economy.

"Extending the USMCA is of course important to Canada, but it is also crucial to American prosperity, American competitiveness and American security," Hyder said.

Laura Dawson, executive director of the Future Borders Coalition, a non-profit comprising a range of companies that rely on U.S.-Canada cross-border trade, spoke out against a "fight amongst ourselves" with trade barriers.

"We need to preserve what works, modernize what must evolve, and strengthen the systems that enable secure and seamless continental trade," said Dawson.

All three heads of state of the CUSMA trading partners will happen to be in Washington, D.C. Tomorrow for the FIFA World Cup draw.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will be in the U.S. Capital for the event. Trump will be, too.

It's not exactly a trade summit and two senior Canadian government officials told my colleague Katie Simpson they don't intend to talk trade or tariffs.

But it's hard to see how the subject wouldn't come up at all, as the very basis for tensions between Canada and the U.S. Are being discussed in the same city at the same time.

Carney and Sheinbaum bonded after the Mexican president gifted a soccer ball (or football, if you prefer), adorned with beaded Huichol art, to the prime minister at the G7 summit in June. A visit by Carney to Mexico to discuss trade followed.

Carney gifted Sheinbaum an official World Cup soccer ball in return during his September visit.

Who knows what the sport could prompt next?

As free trade between Canada and the U.S. Is in the spotlight today, it's worth looking at the current state of the trade war between the two countries.

On top of the tariffs the Trump administration slapped on non-CUSMA compliant goods in early 2025, the sector-specific tariffs have piled up. Meanwhile, Canada's retaliatory tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as passenger vehicles, remain.

Trump suggests he’s open to letting CUSMA expire

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he's open to letting CUSMA expire and that new trade deals with Canada and Mexico should be pursued. High-stakes hearings are taking place in Washington, where many U.S. Industry leaders are coming out in favour of renewing the trade agreement.

The future of CUSMA is very much in the spotlight right now, given Trump's comments yesterday that he could let the agreement expire next year, coupled with his trade representative now floating the possibility the U.S. Could withdraw from it altogether.

Any party to CUSMA can withdraw from the agreement at any time, by giving six months' notice.

Technically the agreement doesn't expire until 2036. However, the agreement is up for review as of July 1, 2026. On that date, each country must declare whether it wants to extend it, or renegotiate its terms.

Some analysts believe the Trump administration's threat of withdrawal is a negotiating tactic to get concessions from Canada and Mexico.

Don't forget: the agreement was negotiated, signed and brought into force during Trump's first term in the White House, when he called it "a colossal victory" for American farmers, ranchers and factory workers in all 50 states.

Neil Herrington, a senior vice-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, also wants the trade agreement renewed. But he has some criticisms for each country for breaking the rules — chief among them, Trump's trade war against his nation's closest trading partners.

"In imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the U.S. Is in clear violation of the USMCA's core commitment to maintain tariff-free trade within North America," Herrington told the panel.

He also singled out Canada's limits on access to the dairy market, holes in its protection of intellectual property rights, trade barriers on digital services — and, intriguingly, "health care," but didn't go into detail of the concerns.

Herrington said Mexico is "failing to adhere to its obligations" in several sectors, including agriculture, energy and government procurement.

Kevin Brady, co-chair of the Coalition for North American Trade, has kicked off today's testimony.

As you'd likely guess from the name of his organization, he's a big supporter of CUSMA (or USMCA as Americans call it).

"USMCA, as negotiated by President Trump, is a gold standard for trade agreements," Brady said.

He urged the Trump administration not to walk away from the agreement which he said made the U.S. "economically stronger, more secure and strategically positioned to win against aggressive foreign adversaries like China."

Each of the presenters gets five minutes to speak to the U.S. Trade Representative panel, and then the panel gets to ask each presenter one question. So it all moves pretty quickly.

The presenters are grouped by sector. Yesterday, the morning was dominated by legal and policy experts, then the afternoon by agricultural interests.

Today's speakers feature trade and business umbrella groups, manufacturers and the auto industry.

Nearly all of the speakers are Americans, but a handful of Canadians and a couple of Mexican business leaders are due to present today.

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