Tariffs threat looms over meeting between Canadian ministers and Trump's Cabinet picks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : A spokesperson for the Canadian Finance Ministry said the meeting was "positive" and "productive," and served as a follow-up to Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's dinner last month after Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods.
59% : In social media posts on Christmas, Trump repeated the moniker while suggesting the U.S. could annex the country as its 51st state.
57% : Commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick at a news conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Dec. 16, 2024.Andrew Harnik / Getty Images file High-ranking Canadian officials met with top aides to Donald Trump on Friday to discuss border security and the potential impact of tariffs that the president-elect has threatened to impose when he takes office next month.
41% : The meeting did not appear to change things on the tariffs front, though Lutnick and Burgum agreed to "relay information" to Trump, according to Comeau.
16% : Trump has cast the tariffs as a response to border security, arguing that Canada and Mexico are contributing to the flow of illegal drugs, such as fentanyl, into the U.S. Data provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that fentanyl seized at the northern border is a minute fraction of the amounts seized in other regions.
13% : Trump has recently mocked Trudeau by referring to him as "governor" of Canada.

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