OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Monday the federal government is preparing for the 2026 review of the free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, but is staying mum on whether Canada is willing to open that deal up any earlier, as a way to mitigate U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs.&nbsp;

Joly is set to travel to Washington to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, just days before the Feb. 1 date that Trump mused as his latest deadline for imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, which he has been warning about since shortly after his election win last November.&nbsp;

Melanie Joly said the federal government is preparing for the 2026 review of the free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.{ai:summary}Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced preparations for the 2026 review of the North American free trade agreement but did not indicate if Canada would consider early negotiations to address U.S. President Trump's tariff threats. Joly will meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington ahead of Trump's potential tariff deadline. #politics

Foreign minister won't say if Liberals are open to renegotiate free trade deal over Trump's tariff threats

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