Canada Sides With US in Trade Dispute With Mexico Over GMO Corn

Activists of Greenpeace hold a protest against GM corn and the Monsanto Law on the National Day of Corn, in front of the Judicial Power in Mexico City on Sept. 29, 2015. Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

Canada is joining forces with the United States in a trade fight over a Mexican ban on genetically modified corn products in tortillas and dough.

Canada will participate as a third party in dispute settlement proceedings that were initiated by the United States under the Canada–United States–Mexico (CUSMA) trade agreement, Ottawa said in an Aug. 25 statement issued by Global Affairs.