CTV: In his remarks on Monday, Wiseman highlighted what other Canadian officials and negotiators have said: the July 1 deadline is not “a cliff,” and despite a review process, the deal stays in place.
“No one, including Ambassador (Jamieson) Greer, the U.S. trade representative (USTR), or the president, have suggested that they would intend to cancel the agreement,” said Wiseman, who’s been Canada’s top diplomat in Washington for four months to the day as of Monday. “In fact, quite the opposite.”
“The USTR has publicly come out, Ambassador Greer has publicly come out, and said that the U.S. — like Canada, like Mexico — wants to preserve those foundational pillars of the CUSMA agreement,” Wiseman added…