Trudeau advised to focus on the economy ahead of 2024 Trump Mar-a-Lago dinner – National [Video]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was advised to press U.S. President Donald Trump on the close integration of the Canadian and American economies — with a particular focus on America’s reliance on Canadian energy and minerals — ahead of his Nov. 29 dinner at Trump’s Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago, according to documents obtained by Global News through a federal Access-to-Information request.

The briefing notes prepared for Trudeau were released days before Trudeau’s successor, Mark Carney, heads to Washington for a White House meeting Tuesday with Trump. It will be Carney’s first meeting with the U.S. president since Carney became prime minister and Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with a Canadian prime minister since Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago visit.

Carney and Canadian officials will, at the very least, have had more time to prepare for this meeting with Trump – time that Trudeau did not appear to have.

“You go to these meetings well-prepared, understanding the objectives of your counterpart, and always acting the …