Canada’s foreign minister Joly to meet Rubio as US tariff threat looms

'Our objective is to make sure that we prevent' US tariffs on Canadian goods, Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly says [File: Blair Gable/Reuters]

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will meet with her US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, as Canada seeks to stave off the threat of steep United States tariffs and a potential trade war between the two countries.

Joly is set to hold talks with the US secretary of state on Wednesday afternoon in the US capital.