LeBlanc, Joly to meet with incoming Trump administration officials in Florida
By The Canadian Press on December 27, 2024.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, centre, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Dominic LeBlanc participate in a news conference in Ottawa, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. LeBlanc and Joly are in Florida to meet with officials from President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangFinance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly are in Florida to meet with officials from president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
A statement from LeBlanc’s office says the duo travelled to Palm Beach, where they planned to use those talks to underscore “Canada’s efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration and the measures outlined in Canada’s Border Plan.”
Spokesman Jean-Sébastien Comeau says they will also emphasize the negative impacts of a potential 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, both in Canada and the U.S.
Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada, prompting discussions at both the federal and provincial levels on the best way to deal with the incoming Trump government.
Since winning the presidential election in November, Trump has repeatedly referred to Canada as the “51st state” and to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of Canada.
Comeau says the ministers “look forward to building on the discussions that took place when the prime minister met with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago last month,” as well as a recent call the ministers held with Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2024.
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Geez it took a long time to can the teeth gnashing and hating Trump to actually get to the point. What a bunch of dullards. Smith is a month ahead of them and Ford, now that he has shut up about cutting off their power is on board as well. Trudeau? On holidays. Very stressful being at 19% in the polls.