Mexico has been taking a bashing for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America.

Canadian leaders are signaling that they are willing to throw Mexico aside in a bid to curry favor with the incoming Trump administration as they prepare for tough trade talks. With a scheduled review of the U.

Canada wants Mexico to stay in a continental trade pact despite concerns about China possibly using it as a back door to flood the North American market, a source directly familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Canada’s point person for U.S-Canada relations says she shares U.S. concerns about Mexico serving as as back door for China into the North American market as a review of the U.S.

Canada's point person for US-Canada relations said on Tuesday that she shares US concerns about "Mexico serving as a back door for China to import cheaper goods into the North American market," as a review of the trade pact known as the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement looms,

The leader of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday that all of the country's provincial and territorial governments want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States that excludes Mexico.

Trudeau said he would prefer the North American free trade agreement to remain in place, but that Ottawa was 'leaving all doors open' to secure Canadian interests.