Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next ambassador to Washington will have a window to prepare for the next phase of trade relations with the United States.

Carney noted Wednesday Canada has finished its consultations on renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, while the United States is beginning its work.

The review process will "gather force" in the new year, "so there's a window," Carney said before a Liberal caucus meeting.

Kirsten Hillman said Tuesday she will end her tenure as Canada's representative in Washington early in 2026. Hillman said it was the right time to put a team in place to see the trilateral trade deal review "through to its conclusion."

Carney called her "an exceptional public servant."

"We're all in her debt and, and I just want to thank her a

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