Ottawa and Ontario send mixed messages on Canada reopening talks early on free trade deal with U.S.  

By Cristin Schmitz ( March 12, 2025, 5:25 PM EDT) -- Accelerating next year’s review of the Canada-U.S-Mexico (CUSMA aka USMCA) free trade agreement is not under discussion with U.S. trade officials, according to several federal Cabinet ministers, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to “start a conversation” tomorrow “toward a free trade deal that’s fair for both countries.”...