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Canadian border security video sent to Trump香蕉视频直播檚 team in effort to forestall tariffs

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Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc speak to reporters prior to a meeting during a cabinet retreat at Chateau Montebello in Montebello, Que., on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video describing Canada香蕉视频直播檚 border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda 香蕉视频直播 part of Canada香蕉视频直播檚 pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday.

LeBlanc香蕉视频直播檚 office confirmed the three-minute video was texted to Howard Lutnick Wednesday evening after the billionaire financier香蕉视频直播檚 Senate hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Lutnick told senators Wednesday that Trump香蕉视频直播檚 threatened 25 per cent across-the-board duties would be an emergency measure to achieve border security 香蕉视频直播 and could be followed by more tariffs in the future.

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LeBlanc met Lutnick at Mar-a-Lago late last year after he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled there for a dinner with Trump a few days after the president made his initial tariff threat.

LeBlanc香蕉视频直播檚 office said the video was sent along with a 香蕉视频直播減ersonal message香蕉视频直播 to contextualize the video, in relation to Canada香蕉视频直播檚 work to shore up the border. The spokesperson said the message was not part of any official communication plan.

The minister will meet with Lutnick but not until after his nomination is confirmed.

LeBlanc香蕉视频直播檚 outreach comes as Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly is in Washington, D.C. connecting with American officials and lawmakers. On Thursday, she is set to meet Republican senators Pete Ricketts and Lisa Murkowski and Democrat senators Tim Kaine and Maria Cantwell.

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller were travelling to Washington Thursday for meetings with various senators and members of Trump香蕉视频直播檚 team.

The three ministers are also set to meet with Trump香蕉视频直播檚 border czar Tom Homan on Friday afternoon.

Trump initially claimed his tariff threat was in response to what he called the failure by Canada and Mexico to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border.

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The amount of drugs and people crossing Canada香蕉视频直播檚 border illegally is miniscule compared to the traffic over the U.S.-Mexico border. Still, Canada moved rapidly to appease Trump香蕉视频直播檚 concerns with a $1.3-billion border security plan.

There are additional helicopters and drones in the sky above the border and officers with canine units on the ground. Provincial governments have also boosted border resources.

In response to questions about a report in the Globe and Mail that said the federal government sent packages of video clips to Trump and his team, McGuinty said sharing video with the U.S. is not uncommon.

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Canadian officials are likely well aware that the president has an affinity for images and videos. It was reported during the first Trump administration that the president preferred his briefings short and full of photos, videos and graphics.

During his first administration and throughout his campaign last year, Trump often repeated lines from conservative Fox News hosts. His new Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth is a former Fox News personality.

Premiers have already taken advantage of the president香蕉视频直播檚 viewing habits. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have made numerous appearances on Fox programs in an attempt to talk Trump out of hammering Canada with tariffs.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada has seen some success in making its case in direct conversations with state and federal lawmakers.

香蕉视频直播淏ut there香蕉视频直播檚 one person, in particular, whose mind we need to have land in a favourable direction for Canada,香蕉视频直播 Kinew said, alluding to Trump without saying his name.

Kinew, a former broadcaster himself, said there香蕉视频直播檚 value in selling Canada香蕉视频直播檚 border security plan through easily consumable images and videos.

香蕉视频直播淚f you see me or (Saskatchewan Premier) Scott Moe standing along a border with conservation officers, and if there香蕉视频直播檚 a Blackhawk helicopter landing somewhere near Emerson playing on TV, I think that that helps strongly to make the case with the United States of America that we are taking border security seriously,香蕉视频直播 he said.





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