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| Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump after tariff threat | |
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| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Florida to meet Donald Trump as Canada seeks to head off the president-elect's threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods, a source has confirmed to the BBC. | |
| Canadian media reported that Trudeau landed in Palm Beach International Airport on Friday evening to visit Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate. | |
| The two spoke by phone earlier in the week after Trump announced that, upon taking office in January, he would slap an across-the-board tariff on all products entering the US from Mexico and Canada. | The two spoke by phone earlier in the week after Trump announced that, upon taking office in January, he would slap an across-the-board tariff on all products entering the US from Mexico and Canada. |
| Neither the prime minister's office nor Trump's team have responded to a request for comment on the visit. | Neither the prime minister's office nor Trump's team have responded to a request for comment on the visit. |
| The trip was not included on Trudeau's public itinerary for Friday. The two men will have dinner, the source said. | |
| Trudeau has often underscored that the two countries were able to successfully renegotiate a major trade pact during Trump's first term, though the relationship between the two leaders has occasionally been rocky. | |
| On Friday, speaking at an event in Prince Edward Island, Trudeau said the two countries "rolled up our sleeves and were able to create jobs on both sides of the border". | |
| He said looked forward to having many "great" conversations with Trump. | |
| The Florida visit is the latest move by Canada as it seeks to avoid the tariffs. | |
| It remains unclear whether the incoming Trump administration will actually move ahead with the threatened tariffs, as analysts note that the president-elect has been known to use such threats in the past as a negotiating tactic to achieve his goals. | It remains unclear whether the incoming Trump administration will actually move ahead with the threatened tariffs, as analysts note that the president-elect has been known to use such threats in the past as a negotiating tactic to achieve his goals. |
| Trump - who has also threatened the same levy against Mexico - has signalled that they would remain in place until both countries work to secure their shared borders with the US. | Trump - who has also threatened the same levy against Mexico - has signalled that they would remain in place until both countries work to secure their shared borders with the US. |
| Trudeau said on Friday that "when Trump makes statements like that, he plans on carrying them out". | |
| He said his goal was to point out the tariff would not just harm Canadians but also raise prices for Americans and hurt that country's economy. | |
| After the phone call with Trump, Trudeau held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with the leaders of Canada's provinces and territories over how to manage the US-Canada relationship. | After the phone call with Trump, Trudeau held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with the leaders of Canada's provinces and territories over how to manage the US-Canada relationship. |
| Canada is one of America's largest trading partners and it sends about 75% of its total exports to the US. | Canada is one of America's largest trading partners and it sends about 75% of its total exports to the US. |
| Trudeau is promising to present a united "Team Canada" approach to working with the US to make the case against the levy. | Trudeau is promising to present a united "Team Canada" approach to working with the US to make the case against the levy. |
| Several leaders of Canadian provinces have criticised Trump's plan, saying it would be devastating to the country's economy, including the oil and gas and automotive industries. | |
| Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also had a phone call with Trump this week. | Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also had a phone call with Trump this week. |
| Canada’s oil patch rattled by Trump's tariff threat | Canada’s oil patch rattled by Trump's tariff threat |
| 'It's going to be hard': US firms race to get ahead of Trump tariffs | 'It's going to be hard': US firms race to get ahead of Trump tariffs |
| The number of crossings at the US-Canada border is significantly lower than that at the southern border, according to US Border Patrol data on migrant encounters. | The number of crossings at the US-Canada border is significantly lower than that at the southern border, according to US Border Patrol data on migrant encounters. |
| During the 2024 fiscal year, there were around 23,700 apprehensions at the northern land border, while the southern border saw more than 1.53 million apprehensions. | During the 2024 fiscal year, there were around 23,700 apprehensions at the northern land border, while the southern border saw more than 1.53 million apprehensions. |
| But Canadian officials have said in recent days there is still joint work to be done to improve border security. | But Canadian officials have said in recent days there is still joint work to be done to improve border security. |