LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly stepped out of a cabinet meeting in Montebello, Que. to deliver a statement to reassure Canadians after the newly installed U.S. president signed a stack of unrelated executive orders Monday evening.

Canadian leaders expressed relief that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

As the President wields the threat of import duties, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the country is working to avoid tariffs, but is also 'working on retaliation.'

Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is in D.C. for a bilateral visit, during which she met with Republicans and Democrats in an effort to prevent U.S. tariffs.

Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.

After US President Donald Trump declined to impose tariffs on his first day back in power, officials in the Canadian government expressed caution, saying the fight against US protectionism is far from over.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is ready to respond to tariffs from its top trade partner the United States on Monday if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose them, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Friday.

OTTAWA: Canada's Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has issued a stern warning to the United States, cautioning that American consumers will bear the brunt of a "Trump tariff tax" if President-elect Donal

After newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump said he was thinking about slapping proposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canada on Feb. 1, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada has a threefold plan that includes preventing tariffs,

Mr Trump had threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other trading partners. Still, Mr Trump pledged in his inaugural address that tariffs would be coming and said foreign countries would be paying the trade penalties, even though those taxes are currently paid by domestic importers and often passed along to consumers.