Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review

OTTAWA -- Canada’s former top public servant Janice Charette will serve as the country’s chief trade negotiator to the United States during a crucial review of the North American free-trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced on Monday.

Charette is a two-time clerk of the Privy Council and was high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021. She was also the top adviser on the transition team that ushered Carney into office.

Her appointment comes at a critical juncture in Canada-U.S. trade relations, in the lead-up to a major review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement that is due to start by July. ---More...

How serious is Carney about getting a deal with the US?

Not very.

He just appointed a failed bureaucrat as his chief negotiator on CUSMA talks. She advised Trudeau to illegally invoke the Emergencies Act.https://t.co/Hyjpt2aT4A

— G.M. Forbes (@gmforbes35)February 16, 2026

How serious is Carney about getting a deal with the US?

Not very.

He just appointed a failed bureaucrat as his chief negotiator on CUSMA talks. She advised Trudeau to illegally invoke the Emergencies Act.