As Canada’s trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico faces a crucial review, many U.S. industries are urging the Trump administration to preserve the agreement and to stop putting tariffs on imports from its northern and southern neighbours.

Public hearings are scheduled this week in Washington as part of a mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

Ahead of the hearings, some of the heaviest hitters in the U.S. manufacturing, industrial and retail sectors have submitted briefs extolling the agreement’s benefits to the domestic economy and praising U.S. President Donald Trump for having landed the trade deal during his first term.

While there are calls for amendments among the roughly 1,500 public comments submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the three

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