Canadian cabinet ministers to talk tariffs with Trump's team in Florida

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27 December 2024 at 1:58 am·1-min read

A file photo of Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly responding to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, November 1, 2024.

Canada's finance and foreign ministers flew to Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday to meet with officials of the incoming Trump administration to try to avoid a damaging trade war between Ottawa and Washington.

Key members of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet traveled to Florida on Thursday for talks with representatives of US President-elect Donald Trump, as Ottawa works to avert a potentially devastating trade war.

Newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly flew to Palm Beach, Florida, "to meet with officials from the incoming Trump administration," Leblanc spokesman Jean-Sebastien Comeau said in a statement sent to AFP.

Trump has vowed to impose punishing 25-percent tariffs on all Canadian imports when he takes office next month.

Trudeau has promised retaliatory measures should Trump follow through on his pledge, without providing specifics.

The meetings set for Friday will "focus on Canada's efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration," the statement said.

The ministers will brief Trump's team on Canada's new CAN$1-billion ($694-million) border security plan, which was devised in response to the tariff threat.

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