Two Canadian ministers are in Florida this week to meet with the incoming U.S. administration to try to stave off the threat of sweeping tariffs.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly made the trip to Palm Beach, north of Miami, where U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club is located.
This is LeBlanc’s second trip to Florida to meet with the incoming administration. He went to Mar-a-Lago with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 29 in his previous capacity as public safety minister.
LeBlanc has since been appointed finance minister but retained his lead position to oversee the border issue. He said last week he would meet with Trump’s border czar Tom Homan after Christmas to discuss Canada’s new border plan, following a “very positive preliminary call” with him….