Discussions in Washington | Christine Fréchette begins a first mission abroad
(Quebec) While Washington is in turmoil following what appears to be another assassination attempt on President Trump, Prime Minister Christine Fréchette will embark on her first foreign mission to the American capital on Monday.
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She will participate in a series of meetings, barely two months before the start of negotiations concerning the revision of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), on July 1.
Quebec businesses have been strongly affected by a series of customs duties imposed by President Trump’s administration since he came to power in 2025.
Mme Fréchette is scheduled to meet with Canadian Ambassador Mark Wiseman, participate in a roundtable of American and Canadian-American business associations, and meet with undisclosed congressional interlocutors.
The United States is Quebec’s main trading partner.
In 2024, nearly three-quarters of Quebec’s exports (73.5%) were destined for the American market, for a value of 91.2 billion.
These were mainly aircraft, aluminum, aircraft engines and mining products such as gold, silver, platinum group metals, and their alloys.
