Canada to Join Mexico in Complaint on U.S. Car-Origin Rules
- Countries expect to request panel in first days of January
- Trudeau directed cabinet ministers to take tough trade stances
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Canada plans to formally join Mexico in calling for an arbitration panel to resolve a dispute with the U.S. over how to interpret rules governing the origin of vehicle parts.
The two countries expect to request in the first days of January the creation of a tribunal of experts to rule on the matter as allowed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known as USMCA, according to three people familiar with the plans. The individuals spoke on condition they not be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly on the issue.