Canadian leaders descend on Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration

Canadian politicians are descending connected Washington, D.C., amid threats of 25 per cent tariffs erstwhile Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Many are going to an lawsuit astatine the Canadian Embassy, which sits connected Pennsylvania Avenue betwixt the U.S. Capitol and the White House.

Here are immoderate of the Canadians expected to beryllium successful Washington Monday:

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: Smith has emerged arsenic main Canadian dependable amid the tariff threat, regularly appearing connected U.S. quality stations and precocious travelling to Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago edifice to conscionable with the president-elect. But the premier caused contention successful Canada past week aft refusing to motion disconnected connected a associated connection with different premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that said each countermeasure was connected the array to propulsion backmost immoderate projected duties.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne: As co-lead of the national government’s Team Canada strategy, the furniture curate has been connecting with American politicians and businesses since aboriginal 2024. Champagne declined to articulation the Liberal enactment race, saying helium is focused connected ensuring Ottawa is acceptable to support Canadian manufacture from the commercialized threats posed by Trump.

Trade Minister Mary Ng: The different co-lead of Team Canada, Ng has besides spent the past twelvemonth connecting with Americans to beforehand the Canada-U.S. relationship. Last week, Ng was successful New Jersey and New York wherever she met with concern leaders and authorities authorities officials.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey: Furey is among the Canadian leaders who criticized Trump’s comments astir making Canada the 51st authorities and utilizing “economic force.” Furey, whose state is an lipid producer, has said Canada should marque definite the U.S. is alert of its captious reliance connected Canadian vigor but not propulsion backmost connected those exports conscionable yet.

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Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce and Trade Minister Vic Fedeli: Lecce and Fedeli volition apt beryllium headed to D.C. with Premier Doug Ford’s “Fortress Am-Can” connection successful hand. Ontario’s strategy to antagonistic Trump’s tariff menace has been pushing for a deeper narration betwixt Ontario and the United States, peculiarly astir vigor security. Ontario officials estimation the tariffs could outgo up to fractional a cardinal jobs.

Quebec International Relations Minister Martine Biron: Biron is headed southbound connected what the Quebec authorities calls a “mission to Washington,” during which she’ll accent Quebec’s shared interests with the U.S. She’s owed to be an inauguration time reception hosted by Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman.

Liberal MP John McKay: McKay is co-chair Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and has met galore American legislators implicit the years. McKay, who has been an MP since 1997, has said helium won’t tally for bureau again.