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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in Florida on Friday and is due to have dinner with Donald Trump in the evening, Canadian and American media say, a meeting against a backdrop of concerns about customs duties.
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November 30, 2024 – 04:54
(Keystone-ATS) Citing two anonymous sources, the Canadian English-language newspaper Globe and Mail writes that the two men will meet at Mar-a-Lago, the residence of the Republican elected on November 5.
According to the specialized site Flightradar, the plane of the head of the Canadian government landed in West Palm Beach late in the afternoon.
Questioned by AFP, Justin Trudeau’s office did not immediately respond to questions regarding the presence of Mr. Trudeau and other ministers on board the plane. The Prime Minister’s public agenda did not include a trip to Florida.
On Monday, Donald Trump threatened his neighbors to increase customs duties to 25% from January. An announcement that created a shock wave in Canada: in 2023, more than three quarters of Canadian exports in value (592 billion Canadian dollars or 400 billion euros) went to the United States.
And in terms of employment, nearly 2 million people in Canada depend on exports out of a population of approximately 41 million.
According to a government source at AFP, Canada is examining the possibility of imposing additional customs duties on certain American items in retaliation.
Friday, in front of the press, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that he had no doubt about Donald Trump’s intention to implement this increase announced when he came to power. “When Donald Trump makes such statements, he intends to carry them out,” he said.
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