Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today, November 7, 2024 he has re-established the Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations.
Following the election of President Donald Trump for a second term, the Cabinet Committee will focus on critical Canada-U.S. issues, a media release from the Prime Minister’s stated.
The Committee’s Chair will be the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, and its Vice-Chair the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc.
The full Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations membership, includes:
– Chrystia Freeland (Chair)
– Dominic LeBlanc (Vice-Chair)
– Anita Anand
– Bill Blair
– François-Philippe Champagne
– Mélanie Joly
– Lawrence MacAulay
– Marc Miller
– Mary Ng
– Harjit S. Sajjan
– Jonathan Wilkinson
Earlier this week, Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election in the United States of America.
While final voting numbers are still being tallied, Trump is projected to win 276 of the electoral votes, compared to Vice President Kamala Harris’ projected number of 223.
A total of 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency.
Prime Minister Trudeau issued a statement following the eection.
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I congratulate Donald Trump on being elected as President of the United States of America for a second term, and Senator JD Vance for his election as Vice-President of the United States (U.S.),” Trudeau stated.
“Canada and the U.S. have the world’s most successful partnership. We are neighbours and friends, united by a shared history, common values, and steadfast ties between our peoples. We are also each other’s largest trade partners and our economies are deeply intertwined.”
The Prime Minister added: “During President Trump’s first term, we successfully renegotiated the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which has created thousands of good-paying jobs and has brought investment and opportunity to our communities. In 2023, trade between Canada and the U.S. amounted to over $1.3 trillion, which means over $3.5 billion worth of goods and services crossed the Canada-U.S. border every single day. Building on Team Canada’s work to deepen this relationship since 2015, bilateral trade between our two countries has increased by over $400 billion. We look forward to working with President-elect Trump and his administration, including on issues such as trade, investment, and continental peace and security.”
