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Liberal cabinet ministers visit D.C. to attempt to stop U.S. tariff threat

Three federal Liberal cabinet ministers are in Washington, D.C. to make one last attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing trade tariffs against Canada.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty are scheduled to meet with Republican lawmakers and members of Trump’s team.
However, Trump has doubled-down on his intentions to follow through with his plan, saying the tariffs are in response to concerns over drugs and migrants at the border.
Canada recently invested $1.3 billion to boost security at the U.S. border and strengthen the immigration system. The investment includes drones, tower, helicopters and K-9 teams.
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But the incoming 25 per cent tariff threat remains.
Canada has already said it would impose billions of dollars worth of retaliatory tariffs — which could lead to inflation going up significantly. The impact of any tariffs from the U.S. would affect prices on everything from food to cars.
Food policy expert Sylvain Charlebois says consumers would notice the effects on food prices in the coming weeks as companies work off the inventory they’ve built up in the interim.
Canada relies heavily on agricultural products from the U.S. and Charlebois warns about putting retaliatory tariffs on produce from states like California that exported about $615 million (USD) of fruit to Canada in 2023.
Some experts say the Canadian automotive industry will be greatly impacted and tariffs will drive up the price of vehicles.
Cars are Canada’s second largest export by value at $51 billion in 2023, according to the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association. Ninety-three per cent of cars were exported to the U.S. in 2023.
President Trump has yet to make a decision on whether Canadian oil exports to the U.S. will face tariffs.
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