Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 29, 2024. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc are meeting U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Nov. 29.
While no official statements about the meeting have been issued so far, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather commented on the meeting.
“Strong interpersonal relationships are key to managing the incredibly important Canada/US relationship,” Housefather said on social media platform X on Nov. 29. “I am glad to see
[Trudeau and Leblanc] meeting with President Trump tonight.”
The meeting comes as Trump recently announced he plans on slapping a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico unless the two countries stop illegal border-crossings and the flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl into the United States.
Trudeau said earlier on Nov. 29 that he is going to resolve the tariff issue by talking with Trump.
“We’re going to work together to meet some of the concerns,” Trudeau said in a press conference in Prince Edward Island.
“But ultimately it is through lots of real constructive conversations with President Trump that I am going to have, that will keep us moving forward on the right track for all Canadians.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This is a developing story, updates will follow.
From The Epoch Times
