Tory MP and JD Vance Friend Jamil Jivani Headed to Washington to Help With Trade Deal

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani leaves after a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on May 6, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he is travelling to Washington to help Canada in trade talks with the United States.

Jivani is a close friend and the former university roommate of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and previously met with Vance in December 2024 ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to serve a second term in the White House.