Trudeau’s resignation creates new challenges for Mexico in USMCA review
Sheinbaum’s government is confident that the benefits of the trade agreement and pragmatism will ultimately outweigh the conservative shift and anti-Mexican rhetoric in Canada
“I want to put my country first.” “There is crime and chaos in our streets.” “I will do whatever it takes.” These statements are not from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, but from Pierre Poilievre, the frontrunner in Canada’s polls. Justin Trudeau’s resignation has triggered a race for his successor, opening up a host of uncertainties regarding the impact on the North American political landscape, already shaken by Trump’s return to the White House on January 20. Poilievre, the conservative candidate with a double-digit lead in voting intentions and dubbed the “Canadian Trump,” has raised new doubts about the future of the North American free trade agreement (USMCA), whose review was formally set to continue until 2026 but has been accelerated by the new political cycle in the U.S.
