Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks to discuss the threat of tariffs on Canadian exports. The ministers aimed to highlight Canada's border security plan and emphasize the economic harm tariffs would cause to both countries.
Two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top cabinet ministers met Friday with two of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump 's cabinet picks in an attempt to stave off the looming prospect of tariffs on Canadian exports. Canada 's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and the new finance minister, Dominic LeBlanc, met with two of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump 's cabinet picks in Florida on Friday to discuss the risks of imposing new trade tariffs.
"Both ministers outlined the measures in Canada's border plan and reiterated the shared commitment to strengthen border security as well as combat the harm caused by fentanyl to save Canadian and American lives," LeBlanc's spokesperson Jean-Sébastien Comeau said in an email to CBC News. CBC News asked Trump's transition team for comment on Friday's meetings but did not receive a response.U.S. president-elect Donald Trump claimed on social media that he urged hockey icon Wayne Gretzky to run for prime minister during a Christmas visit. It’s Trump’s latest comment on Canadian politics, following quips about Canada becoming the U.S.’s 51st state and meeting 'Governor' Justin Trudeau.
Canadian and American flags fly near the Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge, a major trade link. will be enough to dissuade Trump from go through with his tariff threat, said Lori Turnbull, a political science professor at Dalhousie University.
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