# The future of free trade in North America

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Podcast: [The Decibel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-decibel-3326560)
Published: 2026-04-14T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/
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The deadline to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement – the agreement that governs free trade in North America, also known as the USMCA – is less than three months away. Canada and Mexico are coming to these trade talks from very different positions: Mexico has been deep in technical discussions for some time, whereas Canada’s talks with the U.S. only resumed over the last few months after stalling out back in October. The Globe’s economics reporter, Mark Rendell, joins us today to break down the different dynamics at play and what to expect leading up to July 1.

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