Two senior Canadian cabinet ministers flew to Florida to make the case to US President-elect Donald Trump’s team that the northern border is secure and tariffs won’t be necessary.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government's efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada.
Joly's office did not say exactly when she's departing or whether other ministers will accompany her, and did not name the officials she'll be meeting with in Washington.
“The story in the Washington Post, quoting so-called anonymous sources, which don’t exist, incorrectly states that my tariff policy will be pared back,” Trump said on his Truth Social social media platform. “That is wrong. The Washington Post knows it’s wrong. It’s just another example of fake news.”