Two top ministers for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are in Florida to discuss border security with the incoming Trump administration, as the president-elect threatens to slap tariffs on all Canadian products.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly arrived Thursday in Palm Beach, said Jean-Sébastien Comeau, a spokesperson for LeBlanc.
“They 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 the positive call the Ministers held with Mr. Tom Homan earlier this month,” Comeau said.
The ministers intended to focus on Canada’s efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration and the measures outlined in Canada’s border plan , which includes installing surveillance towers along the border and arming the Canada Border Services Agency with more helicopters, drones and workers. They also planned to discuss the negative impacts a 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods would have on both Canada and the United States, Comeau said.