Wiseman's First Hearing: Canada-US Trade Talks

0:00It's April 17th, Canada News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready, I'm Cory with the story. Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Mark Wiseman, heads to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee next Thursday for his first testimony. Since starting the job in mid-February, the Bloke Bayquat push for this invite back in early February to hear about his mandate. He's stepping in after Kyrsten Hillman left the post last December. Wiseman brings big executive creds from spots like the CPP Investment Board, Black Rock, and Alberta's Investment Corps, a pal of Prime Minister Mark. Karni, he's now on the front lines with Canada's Chief Trade Negotiator, Janice Sherret, for the Canada United States, Mexico Agreement Review Kicking, often July. Quebec politicians aren't thrilled though, they're mad about his old jabs at the province's dairy supply management system, which the U.S. calls a trade headache. Some say he can't rep Quebec's interest rate, plus he co-founded a group pushing Canada's

1:00population to $100 million by $2,100. Trade talks under the agreement will likely steal the show at his hearing. Mid-March, the U.S. trade rep said, Canada lags behind Mexico, and full fixes by July 1 looks slim. Canada's Trade Minister, Dominic Leblanc, shot back there's no hard deadline, and Canada won't cause hold-ups. Reisman's been hustling these first two months, linking up with U.S. Congress folks, senators, the interior secretary Doug Bargum, and energy. Secretary Chris Wright, I stay glued on how these negotiations shake out as he faces the committee.