Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump.
Trudeau’s plane landed tonight at Palm Beach International Airport, which President Trump will use to travel to his Mar-a-Lago mansion. President Trump has been meeting with his transition team on the ground in recent weeks.
The Prime Minister’s Office declined to comment on the visit. But Trudeau plans to dine with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, multiple people told CBC News on condition of anonymity. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is accompanying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Prime Minister Trudeau plans to spend the night in West Palm Beach and depart first thing in the morning.
According to sources, the following people are also having dinner tonight with Trump, Trudeau, LeBlanc and Trudeau adviser Katie Telford.
- North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (candidate for Secretary of the Interior) and his wife Kathryn Helgarth.
- Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick (candidate for Secretary of Commerce) and his wife Alison Lambert.
- Congressman Mike Walz (candidate for National Security Advisor) and his wife Julia Nesheiwat.
- Pennsylvania Senator David McCormick and his wife Dina Powell.
In a post on Truth Social Monday night, President Trump said that unless both countries stop the “infiltration” of drugs from “particularly fentanyl and all illegal aliens,” all imports from Canada and Mexico will be It said it would impose a 25% tax on products. US
Prime Minister Trudeau told a news conference Friday that Trump’s tariff threats should be taken seriously.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Public Safety are dining at Mar-a-Lago tonight. Party insiders discuss the prime minister’s surprise visit and whether it will lead to a lifting of President Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs.
“When Donald Trump says something like that, he means to do it. There’s no question about that,” he told reporters.
“Our responsibility is to ensure that in this way he not only harms Canadians, who are actually very cooperative with the United States, but actually also raises prices for the American people and harms American industries and businesses. It’s about pointing out what’s going on.”
Prime Minister Trudeau spoke by phone with President Trump on Monday night after the president-elect announced the tariff threat. The Prime Minister said on Tuesday morning that the two sides had had a “good dialogue”.
“We obviously talked about how a strong and effective link between our two countries goes back and forth. We talked about some of the challenges that we can work on together,” Trudeau told reporters. ” he said.
The two leaders spoke for about 10 minutes and mainly discussed trade and border security, according to a government official familiar with the call. Prime Minister Trudeau pointed out that the number of migrants crossing from Canada to the United States is only a fraction of those crossing from Mexico, the official said.
Prime Minister Trudeau held a virtual meeting with Canadian prime ministers Wednesday night to discuss strategy in response to President Trump’s threats.
Alberta Premier Daniel Smith told Power & Politics that the Trudeau government needs to “address” border issues to avoid President Trump’s “catastrophic” tariff threat.
If President Trump does this, it could have a huge impact on Canada’s economy.
America imported Goods from Canada will be worth $614.3 billion in 2022according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. According to recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States has approximately $435 billion worth of Canadian products From January to September of this year.
In an online post, President Trump said Mexico and Canada “have the absolute right and power to easily resolve this long-simmering problem. We hereby demand that we exercise this power, and it will happen.” Until then, the time has come for Mexico and Canada to pay reparations.” That’s a huge price! ”
Earlier this week, LeBlanc said the government and law enforcement agencies are working to reassure Canadians that the border is safe and to “demonstrate to the American people the historical and daily partnership that exists between the RCMP and U.S. government agencies.” He said the people can look forward to it.
Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Industries Association, said in a statement Friday night that the face-to-face meeting was a “show of good faith” and proof that Trudeau is listening to opposition critics and the prime minister. said. We need to do better.”
“The Prime Minister understands that President Trump has an unconventional approach to his approach and is showing the humility that his detractors accuse him of lacking.”
