Ministers Joly, LeBlanc to meet Trump aides in Florida over tariff risks [Video]

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

Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on imports from Canada when he takes office in January, unless the country reduces the flow of migrants and fentanyl into the U.S.

LeBlanc’s office said in a statement on Thursday the two ministers would highlight “the negative impacts that the imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods would have on both Canada and the United States.”

The office added Friday’s meeting will also focus on Canada’s efforts to combat drug trafficking and illegal migration — even though far fewer of each cross into the U.S. from Canada than from Mexico, which Trump has also threatened.

The meeting will take place as Trump continues to belittleembattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media. On …