OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he does not believe the United States wants to “terminate” its trilateral trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

Hoekstra, speaking to National Post in a wide-ranging interview on Monday, said Canadians ought to be prepared for several possibilities, as the three countries ready themselves for their first joint review of the agreement, which was signed during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term in office.

“Canadians should be prepared for what they had signed up for six years ago, so should Americans,” the ambassador said from the U.S. embassy.

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The sweeping trade deal, known in Canada as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, is scheduled to undergo its first review next year, with p

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