Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday. The EU and Canada have benefited from a free trade agreement since 2017,

BRUSSELS: Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the European Union (EU) and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened US tariffs, says Trade Minister Mary Ng.

Quebec premier Francois Legault responded on social media to say the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal negotiations need to start as soon as possible to end the uncertainty, and Ian de Verteuil, a strategist at CIBC Capital Markets, agreed.