Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that he has assigned two cabinet ministers to lead a “Team Canada” engagement ahead of this fall’s U.S. presidential election, aimed at ensuring the country and Trudeau’s government are ready for all possible outcomes.
“Canada-U.S. relations are fundamental for the prosperity and well-being of Canadians,” Trudeau told reporters in Montreal, where he is wrapping up two days of meetings with his cabinet.
“I have asked our minister of trade and our minister of industry, Mary Ng and François-Philippe Champagne, to lead the Team Canada approach, working with Ambassador Kirsten Hillman to pull together, as we did