joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBC</span></a> Aug 5, 2025</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> Minister <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AnitaAnand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnitaAnand</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinanceMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinanceMinister</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fran%C3%A7oisPhilippeChampagne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrançoisPhilippeChampagne</span></a> say they r "kickstarting" a bilateral economic relationship with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> during their visit this week</p><p>The senior ministers travelled 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MexicoCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MexicoCity</span></a> Tuesday in midst of ongoing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> war w/ the US. Last week, Prez <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> upped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> non-CUSMA-compliant goods to 35%, but exempted Mexico 4 now, prompting ?? about different approach to the 2 countries</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/anand-champagne-mexico-meeting-1.7601633" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/anand-cha</span><span class="invisible">mpagne-mexico-meeting-1.7601633</span></a></p>