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     Three Amigos

North America Leaders Warn Against Isolationism 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama take part in the North American Leaders’ Sum-
mit at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 29, 2016.

                                                                                                                                                                              (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

KEVIN FREKING                 Union has brought to the      news conference in the          Minister David Cameron          nomic ties. Pena Nieto said
ROB GILLIES                   forefront concerns in many    Canadian capital during         and to German Chancel-          Mexico sees opportunity for
Associated Press              nations that the forces of    an annual North American        lor Angela Merkel, who is       growth and investment by
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) —        globalization are having      Leaders’ Summit. Obama          largely spearheading Eu-        broadening its relationship
The leaders of the United     negative effects on their     also planned to address         rope’s response, was that       with the rest of the conti-
States, Canada and Mex-       local economies and life-     the Canadian Parliament         “everybody should catch         nent.
ico pushed back Wednes-       styles.                       during his visit, becoming      their breath.” Though           “We are competitors, yes,
day on calls for walling      “The integration of national  the ninth American leader       Merkel and other European       but we have complimenta-
off their nations from free   economies into a global       to do so and the first since    leaders have urged Brit-        ry economies, and that will
trade, arguing that more      economy, that’s here.         Bill Clinton in 1995.           ain to start its withdrawal     give more development to
commerce with the outside     That’s done,” Obama said.     Though Britain’s exit from      quickly, Obama called for       our society,” he said.
world is inevitable and will  He argued that instead of     the EU, or Brexit, has rattled  a thought-out process that      And Trudeau said the three
deliver measurable ben-       withdrawing from the rest     the global financial system,    would be transparent and        leaders’ strategy for com-
efits for their citizens.     of the world, advanced        Obama said he believed          clearly understandable to       batting protectionist views
President Barack Obama’s      countries needed to focus     the markets were starting       all of Europe’s citizens.       was to “highlight how
meetings with Canadi-         on higher standards, wages    to settle down. Still, he ac-   “I think that will be a diffi-  much trade and positive
an Prime Minister Justin      and legal protections that    knowledged there would          cult, challenging process,      agreement among our na-
Trudeau and Mexican Pres-     would ensure the benefits     be “genuine longer-term         but it does not need to be      tions are good not only for
ident Enrique Pena Nieto      of globalization are widely   concerns” about global          a panicky process,” the         the economy of the world
come at a time of grow-       felt.                         economic growth “if, in         president said.                 and the economy of our
ing isolationist sentiments,  “We can’t disengage, we       fact, Brexit goes through.”     The Canadian and Mexi-          countries, but it’s also good
not only in North America.    ought to engage more,”        “This doesn’t help,” he said.   can leaders largely echoed      for our citizens.”
Britain’s decision to exit    he added.                     Obama said his primary          Obama’s calls for staying
the 28-member European        The leaders spoke at a joint  message to British Prime        focused on closer eco-                Continued on Page 3