We have the trade deal with the United States, Canada and Mexico... There is no need,' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday.

"There's a historic reluctance by Canada to engage seriously with Mexico," said Carleton University professor Laura Macdonald. "And there's a tendency for them to fail when they try to work together."

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum as the Canadian government looks to boost economic ties with its ally amid a trade war with the United States.