President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged that some companies of Canadian origin are dissatisfied with his government, so he promised to receive them and start a dialogue.
“I made the commitment with Prime Minister Trudeau to receive companies that may have unfinished business, some dissatisfaction with the attitude of our government. We are always open to dialogue,” he said during the bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
López Obrador said that during the private meeting they held, they talked about the problems and differences that exist with Canada’s private initiative on the energy and electricity issue, but that they are looking for ways to solve them.
“We are also looking to solve problems, differences, which logically arise when it comes to these economic and commercial relations, and also in times of boom, because Canadian investment in Mexico is growing a lot, as never before.
Finally, the Mexican president announced that economic issues related to investments by Canadian companies in Mexico were discussed and announced the creation of a gas pipeline with investment from TransCanada.
“It’s a large investment, and it’s very important because it’s going to mean supplying gas to southeastern Mexico.”
In response, Trudeau thanked the president for his openness to talk about the problems facing North America.
“It was an enormous pleasure to be able to talk about all these issues with you and to be able to work hand in hand on economic, environmental, international, democratic issues, at the level of women, indigenous peoples,” the prime minister said.
Trudeau reiterated his commitment to continue working together and increase economic partnerships.
Differences between Mexico and Canada
The prime minister of Canada has said that he is concerned about energy policy in Mexico, because it does not respect the agreements of the USMCA, since it benefits state-owned companies more.
So it was announced that, like the United States, they will file complaints and ask for consultations.
“We agree with the United States that these policies are inconsistent with Mexico’s obligations in the USMCA,” Alice Hansen, a spokeswoman for International Trade Minister Mary Ng, told Reuters.
“We are joining the United States in taking action by launching our own consultations under the USMCA to address these concerns, while supporting the United States in its challenge.”
The disagreements of both countries were expressed in July 2022, and at the time, López Obrador took them as a political issue and there would be defense by Mexico.
“We have many elements to respond to and if it is a political sanction, we are going to defend ourselves … I have indications that this has to do with vested interests, who feel affected because they were dedicated to looting Mexico and as they were stopped, they began to do work in the United States and achieve this.
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