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Two leading Canadian ministers addressed President-elect Trump Thursday at his home in Florida to discuss border security and trade as the new president’s inauguration day approaches.
New Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will be in Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday for talks this week, Jean-Sébastien Comeau, LeBlanc’s spokesman, told the Associated Press.
Comeau said LeBlanc along with Joly will meet with Tom Homan, Trump’s new “border czar,” after Christmas to discuss Canada’s plan to secure the border as part of an attempt to avoid broad tariffs.
The spokesman said LeBlanc and Joly are “looking forward to 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 that the ministers they held with Mr. Tom Homan earlier this month.”
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US President Donald Trump (left) talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the NATO summit plenary session at the Grove Hotel in Watford, north-east London. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
Along with arguing border securityCanadian leaders hope to focus talks on fentanyl trafficking and the “negative impacts” of Trump’s tariffs on goods.
“Ministers intend to focus on Canada’s efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration and the measures outlined in Canada’s Border Plan, as well as the negative impacts that the imposition of tariffs on 25% on Canadian goods would have in both Canada and the United States,” Comeau added in a statement.
Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian imports when he takes office in January unless the country reduces the flow of migrants. and fentanyl in the USA
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meeting at Winfield House, London, on December 3, 2019. (Getty Images)
Trump has made snide comments about the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media, referring to the ally as “Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada.”
The Christmas Day statement came after Trump suggested to Trudeau that if tariffs on Canada would kill his economy, maybe Canada should become the 51st US state.
Canadian flag (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on Canadian imports have unnerved Canada, which is deeply integrated with the US economy.
About 60% of US crude imports come from Canada, and 85% of US electricity imports as well.
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About 3.6 billion Canadian dollars (or 2.7 billion US dollars) in goods and services cross the border every day. Canada is the top export destination for 36 US states.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Trump’s team for comment.
Bradford Betz of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
