Mexican President Sheinbaum seeking meeting with Trump at G7

Catharine Tunney · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 09, 2025 11:43 AM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she hopes to person a pull-aside speech with U.S. President Donald Trump when the 2 North American leaders question to Alberta adjacent week for the G7 summit.

Her travel northbound comes arsenic some Canada and Mexico grapple with Trump's persistent tariffs and economical threats, which have also stressed the Canada-Mexico relationship; Ontario Premier Doug Ford has suggested Canada spell it unsocial with the U.S. connected trade.

Mexico is not portion of the G7, but different leaders are often invited for discussions astir the planetary person summit. Last month, Sheinbaum confirmed she was invited but wasn't definite if she'd attend. 

"I person decided that I volition be the G7," Sheinbaum said successful a connection Monday. "The overseas affairs curate is moving connected mounting up bilateral meetings — it is apt that we volition person 1 with Trump."

Prime Minister Mark Carney's bureau has signalled helium is hoping to scope a woody astir tariffs and commercialized astir the G7 meetings, taking place in Kananaskis, Alta., from June 15 to 17.

The premier curate has besides said helium wants to marque advancement connected bilateral issues with the U.S. earlier talks instrumentality spot connected the trilateral Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

A reappraisal of that woody is officially slated to commencement successful 2026, though Mexican officials have suggested they expect a reappraisal to commencement earlier than that.