OTTAWA - Key members of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet travelled to Florida on Dec 26 for talks with representatives of US President-elect Donald Trump, as Ottawa works to avert a potentially devastating trade war.
Newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly flew to Palm Beach, Florida, "to meet with officials from the incoming Trump administration", LeBlanc spokesman Jean-Sebastien Comeau said in a statement sent to AFP.
Trump has vowed to impose punishing 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports when he takes office in January.
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