WASHINGTON — Canadian politicians are descending on Washington, D.C., amid threats of 25 per cent tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White Home. Many are going to an occasion on the Canadian Embassy, which sits on Pennsylvania Avenue between the U.S. Capitol and the White Home. Listed below are a number of the Canadians anticipated to be in Washington Monday:
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: Smith has emerged as principal Canadian voice amid the tariff risk, often showing on U.S. information stations and lately travelling to Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort to satisfy with the president-elect. However the premier brought about controversy in Canada final week after refusing to log off on a joint assertion with different premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that stated each countermeasure was on the desk to push again any proposed duties.
Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne: As co-lead of the federal authorities’s Staff Canada technique, the cupboard minister has been connecting with American politicians and companies since early 2024. Champagne declined to affix the Liberal management race, saying he’s targeted on guaranteeing Ottawa is able to defend Canadian business from the commerce threats posed by Trump.
Commerce Minister Mary Ng: The opposite co-lead of Staff Canada, Ng has additionally spent the previous yr connecting with Individuals to advertise the Canada-U.S. relationship. Final week, Ng was in New Jersey and New York the place she met with enterprise leaders and state authorities officers.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey: Furey is among the many Canadian leaders who criticized Trump’s feedback about making Canada the 51st state and utilizing “economic force.” Furey, whose province is an oil producer, has stated Canada ought to be certain that the U.S. is conscious of its important reliance on Canadian vitality however not pull again on these exports simply but.
Ontario Vitality Minister Stephen Lecce and Commerce Minister Vic Fedeli: Lecce and Fedeli will probably be headed to D.C. with Premier Doug Ford’s “Fortress Am-Can” proposal in hand. Ontario’s technique to counter Trump’s tariff risk has been pushing for a deeper relationship between Ontario and the US, notably round vitality safety. Ontario officers estimate the tariffs might price as much as half 1,000,000 jobs.
Liberal MP John McKay: McKay is co-chair Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and has met many American legislators through the years. McKay, who has been an MP since 1997, has stated he received’t run for workplace once more.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 19, 2024.
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first woman Melania Trump throughout the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Evan Vucci
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