WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the prospect of devastating tariffs landing as early as Saturday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs.

The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he will be calling an election in Ontario because he says he needs a mandate to fight U.S.

Joly said Monday that she still believes diplomacy can fend off President Donald Trump's plan to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties.

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 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second left, speaks as Ontario Premier Doug Ford, from left, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed today he’ll follow through on his threat to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian imports on Saturday, despite efforts by the federal government to address the commander-in-chief’s concerns by fortifying the border.

WASHINGTON — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video describing Canada's border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda — part of Canada's pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday.

Roughly $900 billion in annual trade between Canada and the United States — and, with it, traditionally chummy bilateral ties — is on the brink of upheaval, with President Donald Trump threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada as early as this weekend.

“You know we are all here today because Doug Ford doesn’t care about you,” Crombie said with force. “He’s called a snap election in the middle of winter because he is trying to outrun an RCMP investigation. He has waisted $189 million calling an early and unnecessary election.”

Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick says U.S. tariffs against Canada could come in two steps, with the first blow coming as early as Saturday.