OTTAWA – The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact.

“We believe, based on our conversations with the Americans, that for the moment that’s not the objective the Americans have in mind,” said Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. relations, in a year-end interview conducted in French this week with The Canadian Press.

The free trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada is up for renewal next year.

LeBlanc, the MP for the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour, said the Mexicans have a similar read of the situation tha

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