No ‘fast solution’ to CUSMA review, cautions Canada’s chief negotiator Charette, calling July 1 ‘a checkpoint’

On April 21 the prime minister named a new 24-member Canada-U.S. advisory committee, which include former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, ex-Conservative minister Lisa Raitt, and former Quebec premier Jean Charest.

Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the United States Janice Charette says July 1 marks 'a checkpoint' and 'not a cliff' for the CUSMA review. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

April 22, 2026

Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the United States Janice Charette says the July 1 review of the deal between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico marks "a checkpoint," and should not be regarded as "a cliff" for what she described as a "good" and "robust agreement" between the ...

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