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Canada PM Trudeau visits Florida to consult with Trump amidst tariff threat

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump's Florida resort on Friday to consult with the U.S. Presidentelect, days after Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Canadian imports over borderrelated issues.

Trudeau, whose public itinerary did not note a scheduled see to Florida, was seen leaving a hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida, to go to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a. Reuters witness.

Trudeau's workplace and Trump's agents did not. immediately responded to ask for remark.

Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 25% tariff on imports. from Canada and Mexico up until the nations clamped down on. drugs, especially fentanyl, and migrants crossing their. borders with the U.S.

Authorities from Mexico, Canada and China, together with significant. industry groups, have actually warned that the large tariffs threatened. by Trump would hurt the economies of all nations included,. trigger inflation to increase and harm job markets.

Any hit to the Canadian economy would contribute to Trudeau's concerns. at a time when his popularity has actually sunk in part due to a slowing down. economy and a rise in the expense of living over the previous few. years. Polls reveal Trudeau's Liberals would lose to the. opposition Conservative party in an election that should be held. by late October 2025.

Trudeau today pledged to stay unified versus Trump's. tariff danger and called a conference with the premiers of all 10. Canadian provinces to go over U.S. relations.

Canadian Public Security Minister Dominic LeBlanc is taking a trip. with Trudeau, CBC News reported.

Canada is the world's fourth-largest oil producer and. sixth-largest gas manufacturer. The vast bulk of its 4. million barrels each day of unrefined exports go to the U.S.

Trump's strategy does not exempt crude oil from the trade. charges, 2 sources familiar with the strategy told Reuters on. Tuesday.

(source: Reuters)