Canada-US Trade Minister Says Ottawa Won’t Be ‘Source of Any Delay’ in USMCA Negotiations

Minister Responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc speaks with reporters at the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Oct. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Canada will not be the reason for any delay in negotiations over the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

“We’re ready to do the work to get to a deal very quickly,” LeBlanc told reporters following a meeting of the House of Commons standing committee on international trade on April 16. “We certainly won’t be the source of any delay.”