Joly Off to Washington to Talk Tariffs With Rubio as Trump Floats 5% Target for NATO

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 Jan. 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada’s case against damaging tariffs with Donald Trump’s new secretary of state next week in Washington.

Trump is threatening to impose 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Feb. 1 though Joly says things are still in transition while Trump hasn’t yet confirmed a commerce secretary.