By Ryan Patrick Jones
(Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will maintain a cupboard retreat on Jan. 20-21 centered on defending his nation’s pursuits and boosting ties with the U.S., his workplace mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.
The ministerial assembly within the province of Quebec will coincide with the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has lately vowed to impose tariffs on Canadian imports and mused about making Canada the 51st state.
“Cupboard will defend and defend Canadian pursuits, strengthen Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and make unequivocally clear the mutually useful commerce and safety relationship the 2 international locations share,” Trudeau mentioned within the assertion.
Trump has threatened each Canada and Mexico with sweeping 25% tariffs if they don’t stem the motion of migrants and medicines into the U.S.
Canada responded by unveiling a C$1.3 billion ($909 million) border safety plan, with an emphasis on surveillance, intelligence and know-how.
Cupboard ministers on the retreat will concentrate on bolstering cross-border commerce, reinforcing provide chains, and creating jobs in each the U.S. and Canada, Trudeau mentioned.
Trudeau, who introduced plans final week to step down as prime minister and as chief of the Liberal Celebration, will stay answerable for the Canadian authorities’s relations with the Trump administration till his celebration chooses a brand new chief in March.
