Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reviving a particular cupboard committee devoted to Canada-U.S. relations, following Republican Donald Trump’s re-election.
The committee will concentrate on “vital Canada-U.S. points,” in response to a Thursday assertion from the Prime Minister’s Workplace.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will chair the committee. Public Security, Democratic Establishments and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc will probably be vice-chair.
Different cupboard ministers on the particular committee are:
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Transport Minister Anita Anand; -
Defence Minister Invoice Blair; -
Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne; -
Overseas Affairs Minister Melanie Joly; -
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay; -
Immigration Minister Marc Miller; -
Worldwide Commerce Minister Mary Ng; -
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan; and -
Pure Sources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson
Within the wake of Trump securing a second time period as president of the US, Trudeau and his cupboard has sought to supply assurances to Canadians, companies, and stakeholders that the federal authorities has a plan to guard home pursuits.
With out providing specifics, ministers cited leveraging current relationships with Trump’s interior circle, selling their shared pursuits in addressing Chinese language overcapacity within the auto sector, and drawing consideration to how built-in the 2 international locations economies and provide chains are, as central to their deliberate method.
“We completely have a plan to make sure that Canada not solely is okay with this new U.S. administration, however that we completely thrive,” Freeland informed reporters Wednesday.
