{"id":478829,"date":"2026-02-16T16:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/478829\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:46:17","slug":"janice-charette-to-be-canadas-top-trade-negotiator-during-cusma-review-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/478829\/","title":{"rendered":"Janice Charette to be Canada\u2019s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Kyle Duggan<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 16, 2026 10:50 am<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated February 16, 2026 11:05 am\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen Janice Charette, the former head of the public service, to serve as the country\u2019s chief trade negotiator to the United States.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Charette is a career bureaucrat who twice served as clerk of the Privy Council and once as high commissioner to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Her appointment comes just ahead of a major review of the North American free-trade pact, known as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>It also comes a day after Mark Wiseman, a global investment banker and pension fund manager, took the reins as Canada\u2019s next ambassador to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11668759\/china-visa-requirement-dropped-canada-tourists-business-visitors\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771260377_920_d5918ae18ec10e1fa5ab22907ca2d75373ea1545c57e83b5d1dd1d106c1be366.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tChina drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11668669\/toronto-rally-iran-day-of-action\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4c8b3632cba3692c26a21eafe6580d009210c6aae0f5237526f544c31f2a686c_d6c897.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tToronto sees hundreds of thousands rally for Iran \u2018Day of Action\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s last ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, recently stepped down so a fresh team could be assembled to take on the review of the trade pact.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed Canada with tariffs in key sectors over the past year and is expected to adopt a hardball approach during the coming CUSMA review.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 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