Public safety minister 'confident' Trump's team will understand not to target Canada with tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : Trump described the meeting as 'very productive' on his social media platform Truth Social.
75% : According to Eissenstat, Trump has "found that tariffs can be a very significant motivator to get economies to move in a direction that he thinks is beneficial to the United States.
71% : On Friday, LeBlanc flew to West Palm Beach, Fla., with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a surprise meeting with Trump and some of his advisers.
68% : In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live, he said one thing that is unique about Trump is "how much he values personal relationships.""I think the willingness of Prime Minister Trudeau to fly down to Mar-a-Lago and meet with him personally is a very significant move and one that I think was appreciated," he said.
59% : LeBlanc said the Canadian delegation discussed its concern "about gun smuggling coming from the south towards the north" with Trump and his team.When asked if Trump likes the prime minister, LeBlanc said "very much so.""I saw very much the mutual respect and warmth between the two leaders," he said.
46% : (@JustinTrudeau/X)The source also said Trudeau promised to boost security along the Canada-U.S. border and specifically told Trump he'll increase helicopter patrols.
33% : "WATCH | How Trump uses tariffs to get what he wants for the United States:When Trump issued his threat on Monday, he said in a social media post that "this Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!"When asked what he thinks Trump is trying to get out of his tariff threat, Eissenstat said the president-elect is "trying to solve some of the long-standing problems we've seen globally.""I think this is part of a bigger picture that he's trying to empower the United States to reorient [and] chase some things that he believes are very important," he said.
27% : Trump cited border security as one of the reasons behind his threat.

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