{"id":2384209,"date":"2024-12-28T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-team-meeting-with-trudeaus-ministers-sees-little-movement-on-tariffs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T10:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T15:26:47","slug":"trump-team-meeting-with-trudeaus-ministers-sees-little-movement-on-tariffs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-team-meeting-with-trudeaus-ministers-sees-little-movement-on-tariffs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump team meeting with Trudeau\u2019s ministers sees little movement on tariffs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-team-meeting-with-trudeaus-ministers-sees-little-movement-on-tariffs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384209&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2062article discusses a recent meeting between Canadian ministers and officials from the Trump administration, which aimed to address concerns over a proposed 25%\u200c tariff on Canadian exports. Despite\u2063 high hopes from Canada, the discussions\u2064 yielded little progress on reducing\u200c these tariffs. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister \u200cM\u00e9lanie Joly\u2064 and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc were among\u2062 those who\u200b met \u2062with \u200dU.S. officials,including Secretary \u200dof \u2062Commerce Howard lutnick \u200cand Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. The outcome of the meeting indicates ongoing challenges in U.S.-Canada trade relations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump team meeting with Trudeau&rsquo;s ministers sees little movement on tariffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1922643\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canada<\/a>&lsquo;s hopes that talks with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> to reduce a proposed 25% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariff<\/a> on the country&rsquo;s exports have been dashed so far, despite another prominent meeting between the two countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Foreign Affairs Minister M&eacute;lanie Joly and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with Trump secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick and secretary of the interior Doug Burgum on Friday at Mar-a-Lago. They said the meeting was &ldquo;productive&rdquo; but that the tariff threat remains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3244792\/national-security-trump-first-term-question-tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS FROM FIRST TRUMP TERM QUESTION TULSI GABBARD PICK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both ministers outlined the measures in Canada&rsquo;s border plan and reiterated the shared commitment to strengthen border security as well as combat the harm caused by fentanyl to save Canadian and American lives,&rdquo; LeBlanc&rsquo;s spokesman&nbsp;Jean-S&eacute;bastien Comeau told CBC News.<\/p>\n<p>The two said discussions between the countries will continue in the coming weeks as Canada endeavors to dodge tariffs that will likely damage its economy. President-elect Donald Trump has announcedp lans to enforce the tariffs beginning on Jan. 20, until the country can prove it can halt the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump earlier this month but the meeting was unsuccessful in forcing any significant agreement. In the aftermath, Trump has repeatedly joked that Trudeau is the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">governor<\/a>&rdquo; of Canada and that the nation should be the &ldquo;51st state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3231343\/anti-abortion-advocates-worry-rfk-jr-will-wield-hhs-powers-against-their-cause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ANTI-ABORTION ADVOCATES WORRY RFK JR. WILL WIELD HHS POWERS AGAINST THEIR CAUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump argues the United States is subsidizing Canada with a $100 billion a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-first-year-sees-biggest-ever-trade-deficit\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s First Year Sees Biggest Ever Trade Deficit\">year trade deficit<\/a> and that if &ldquo;we&rsquo;re going to subsidize them, let them become a state.&rdquo; His rhetoric that Canada should join the U.S. could be a pressure campaign on the nation to either follow his immigration demands or give in completely.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau also saw some fallout after the meeting, which critics said looked too friendly given Trump&rsquo;s threats. Since then, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opec-russia-agree-to-drop-oil-prices-to-wipe-out-competition\/\" title=\"OPEC, Russia agree to drop oil prices to wipe out competition\">deputy prime minister<\/a> has stepped down from his government and he&rsquo;s seeing record low popularity.<\/p>\n<p>The trade deficit was also a topic of conversation in the most recent meeting between the top officials. The trade deficit, according to CBC, is largely due to Canada&rsquo;s large petroleum exports. The United States imported&nbsp;more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/tools\/faqs\/faq.php?id=727&amp;t=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">crude oil<\/a> from Canada in 2023 than from all other countries combined.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LeBlanc previously said he would meet with Trump border czar Tom Homan &ldquo;after Christmas&rdquo; to present a plan to secure their shared border. That meeting, likely critical, has not happened yet. No border concessions will likely mean the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tariff threat stays alive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to LeBlanc and Joly, but received no response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1922643\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1922643\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump team talks with Trudeau&#8217;s ministers yield no tariff progress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2384211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24312668216467-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5894,13991,7221,14260,3634],"class_list":["post-2384209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-politics","tag-tariffs","tag-trade","tag-trudeau","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24312668216467-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384209"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384214,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384209\/revisions\/2384214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}