Canada to lift visa for Mexican visitors, Mexico to allow Cdn beef

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is dropping its visa requirement for Mexican visitors as of December 2016, while Mexico has agreed to open its markets to Canadian beef.

Trudeau is making the announcement alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is in Ottawa for bilateral meetings and Wednesday’s North American leaders’ summit.

Trudeau also says the two countries have agreed to work more closely together on aboriginal issues.

The previous Conservative government imposed visas in 2009 to stop thousands of asylum claims being made by ineligible Mexican citizens.

It was a controversial decision that caught the Mexican government off guard, and has stood as the major irritant between the two countries ever since.

The Opposition Conservatives have argued the visa should not be lifted until its impact can be properly assessed.

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