President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc leaves the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
Canada–U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he was “reassured” in talking with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that senior U.S. administration officials understand Canada is not pursuing a free trade agreement with China.
LeBlanc told reporters in Ottawa on Jan. 26 that he had a “cordial, lengthy conversation” with Greer on Jan. 25 about Canada’s commitment under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) “not to enter into free trade discussions with countries that do not have a market economy.”
