US President Donald Trump (L) talks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, northeast of London. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
Along with discussing border security, the Canadian leaders hope to center talks on fentanyl trafficking and "negative impacts" of Trump's tariffs on goods.
"The Ministers intend to focus on Canada’s efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration and the measures outlined in Canada’s Border Plan, as well as the negative impacts that the imposition of 25% tariffs on Canadian goods would have on both Canada and the United States," Comeau added in a statement.
Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on imports from Canada when he takes office in January unless the country reduces the flow of migrants and fentanyl into the U.S.
Canadian flag. ( Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on Canadian imports, meanwhile, have unnerved Canada, which is highly integrated with the U.S. economy.
About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as well.
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Nearly $3.6 billion Canadian – or $2.7 billion U.S. – worth of goods and services cross the border each day. Canada is the top export destination for 36 U.S. states.
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Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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