Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with former ambassador of Mexico to the United States Arturo Sarukhán about Canada’s trade mission to Mexico, and how it could help to strengthen ties. What are the goals for Canada's biggest trade mission to Mexico in decades? A Canadian trade mission to Mexico this week could produce new deals by early spring, and marks the country's "most significant" such mission ever to Mexico, according to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Canadian trade with Mexico totalled $56 billion in 2024, a 12-fold increase since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force in 1995. (Glen Kugelstadt/CBC)'Trade uncertainty'Chad Watson, CEO of Quickmill, which is based in Peterborough, Ont., is travelling with the trade mission.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2026 12:51 UTC