A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian imports.
The Canadian PressSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly walk towards the Treaty Room at the State Department, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Manuel Balce Ceneta
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller are all in the U.S. capital, making a final diplomatic push to convince Republican lawmakers and Trump’s team to sway the president. Trump initially claimed his 25 per cent tariff threat was in response to a failure by Canada and Mexico to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border.
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