Poilievre Pledges to Seek Early Renegotiation of Free Trade Deal With Trump

Poilievre Pledges to Seek Early Renegotiation of Free Trade Deal With Trump
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference in Saint John, N.B, on March 31, 2025. The Canadian Press/Michael Hawkins
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his government would push for early renegotiations of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and for Canada and the United States to pause tariffs on one another during the process.

“We should set a firm date to finalize a new deal, and I will propose that both countries pause tariffs while we hammer out that deal,“ Poilievre said during a campaign event in Toronto on April 2. ”Keeping destructive tariffs in place kills jobs on both sides of the border and serves no purpose at all.”