Two top Canadian Cabinet ministers have met with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary at Mar-a-Lago as Canada tries to avoid sweeping tariffs when Trump takes office.

As Canada begins its G7 presidency, my first official call was with Andriy Sybiha. Ukraine remains a priority for the G7,” Joly wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “We discussed the current situation and future needs.

Canada's new finance minister, Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's aides in Florida on Friday to discuss the risks of imposing new trade tariffs,

Two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top cabinet ministers met Friday with two of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks in an attempt to stave off the looming prospect of tariffs on Canadian exports.

(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Nov. 1, 2024. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File) Incoming U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan talks to state ...

Two top Canadian ministers, Mélanie Joly and Dominic LeBlanc, met with Trump’s team in Florida to discuss a border security plan to avoid tariffs on Canadian imports. The ministers presented measures costing $900 million but returned without assurances.

Comeau said that LeBlanc alongside Joly will meet with Tom Homan, Trump’s incoming "border czar," after Christmas to discuss Canada’s plan to secure the border as part of a bid to avoid ...

A government spokesperson said the ministers will also emphasize the negative impacts of a potential 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, both in Canada and the U.S.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly are set to meet aides to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday to discuss border security and the risks of imposing new trade tariffs.

Ottawa has yet to obtain assurances from the U.S. President-elect that he is satisfied with new border-security investments the federal government unveiled this month

Canada's new finance minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will meet aides to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday to discuss the risks of imposing new trade tariffs,