Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, resonated in Mexico, a country which, much like Canada, has also been forced to grapple with the mercurial temperament of its much larger and powerful U.S. neighbour.

Carney’s speech was “in tune with the current times,” said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, during her morning news conference Wednesday, in response to a Davos-related question from a journalist.

Carney’s Liberal government has been working to strengthen its bilateral ties with Mexico as both countries attempt to preserve their decades-old trilateral trade agreement with the U.S., known in Canada as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon left Mexico City Wednesday morning following a visit that began Monday and included a sit-down with Sheinbaum. The Mexican president said Simon was a “very interesting woman” and that they discussed the theme of reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the state.