Trump's comment about Canada becoming US state is not funny …
Jan 8, 2025 · Dominic LeBlanc, the country’s point person for U.S-Canada relations, said Trump was smiling when he first made the comment during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in late November.
Finance minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada is prepared to face Trump …
5 days ago · Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Donald Trump's suggestion that he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1 is "nothing new," and insists Canada has plans ready for several possible scenarios.. LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly stepped out of a cabinet meeting in Montebello, Que. to deliver a statement to reassure Canadians after the newly installed U.S. president ...
No longer a joke: Ministers say Trump's threats to absorb Canada …
Jan 8, 2025 · Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's assertions that Canada should become the 51st state should be taken seriously, after he initially...
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc on President Donald Trump's …
5 days ago · Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada is "absolutely" prepared if President Donald Trump levies 25 per cent tariffs against Canada next month. Ottawa has potential response scenarios at the ready, LeBlanc said at a cabinet retreat in Montebello, Que. after Trump said late Monday that he may hit Canada with steep tariffs on Feb. 1. (Jan. 21, 2025)
Donald Trump's '51st state' quip criticized by Canadian official ...
Jan 9, 2025 · Canadian official Dominic LeBlanc criticized President-elect Trump's "51st state" remarks, saying they're no longer funny and are just meant to "sow confusion" and "agitate people."
Ministers Joly, LeBlanc to meet Trump aides in Florida over tariff ...
Dec 28, 2024 · Canada's new finance minister, Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's aides in Florida on Friday to discuss the risks of ...
Canada’s leaders say Trump’s 51st state ‘joke’ isn’t funny any more
Jan 9, 2025 · Dominic LeBlanc, the country’s point person for US-Canada relations, said Trump was smiling when he first made the comment during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in late...
Canadian Cabinet ministers meet with Trump's nominee for …
Dec 28, 2024 · Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly met with Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, as well as North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department.
Canadian ministers met Trump aides over tariff risks, immigration
Dec 27, 2024 · Canada's new finance minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly met aides to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday to discuss the risks of imposing...
Trump’s quip about Canada becoming 51st state was a joke, says …
Dec 3, 2024 · Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who was with Trudeau at the intimate dinner at Mar-a-Lago, said Trump's quip was quite clearly a joke — and not some sort of signal of a serious plan to annex Canada.