Trudeau and Trump Set to Meet in Florida
The meeting comes as Trump recently announced he plans on imposing a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.
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.
The meeting comes as Trump recently announced he plans on imposing 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 address some of the concerns,” Trudeau said in a press conference in Prince Edward Island.
“But ultimately it is through many 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.”
Jacob Burg, Noé Chartier, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This is a developing story, updates will follow.