Feds prioritize speed in trade agenda as MPs raise alarm over transparency

Unlike the U.S. consultations for the CUSMA review, Canadian submissions have remained secret, and House International Trade Committee members are pushing for more information.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's default position is that Canada won't conduct trade negotiations in public. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 3, 2026

Months away from the review of Canada’s most consequential trade agreement with the United States, MPs are raising the alarm over governmental secrecy and a lack of transparency in trade negotiations.

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