Canada working to prevent steep tariffs that US President Donald Trump says could be imposed as early as February 1.

Joly, and later Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, pointed to the reassignment of two Black Hawk helicopters operated by the RCMP to a border patrol role as proof of just how committed the Liberals are to beefing up security.

Canada's foreign minister said Ottawa as well as the provinces and territories are working on both preventing tariffs and a potential response if those tariffs happen on Feb. 1.

The leader of Canada’s top oil-producing province vowed to fight federal efforts to cut or tax crude exports to the US as a tactic in a trade war with the incoming Trump administration.

Many U.S. lawmakers are unaware of the risk Donald Trump ’s threatened tariffs pose to Canada, to the American economy and to two-way trade, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says after a visit to Washington aimed at stopping a trade war.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly answers questions from journalists ... She called for unity on Canada's trade strategy. The premiers of Alberta, Quebec and Saskatchewan have pushed ...

11:14 Canada’s irreplaceable exports to the U.S. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she believes ... particularly crude oil from Alberta and critical minerals like nickel from Ontario ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly answers questions from journalists before a meeting of the Liberal caucus in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Roughly $900 billion in annual trade between Canada and the United States — and with it, traditionally chummy bilateral ties — is on the brink of upheaval, with President Donald Trump threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada as early as this weekend.

WASHINGTON — The man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda says hitting Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties would be an emergency measure to achieve border security — and could be followed by more tariffs in the future.

Mr. Trump and the White House have repeatedly said they intend to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, prompting a renewed effort by the Canadian government to seek relief that included a multiday visit to Washington by Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, who met Wednesday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Days before tariffs that have the potential to cripple Canada's economy are expected to come into effect, Canadian politicians are pushing the message that the country is cracking down on one of U.S.