Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will provide an update on Canada's efforts to stop punishing U.S. tariffs this morning following meetings in Washington on border security, trade and investment Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is bowing out of the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — making her the second cabinet minister to choose their current job over a chance to become prime minister.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she won't be running to become the next Liberal party leader who will succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday announced she would not run in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying she wanted to focus on the threat posed by potential U.S. tariffs.

Trudeau has appeared on multiple U.S. news networks to warn Canada’s neighbors that their pocketbooks are at risk of becoming collateral damage in Trump’s trade war. “Anything an American president does to hurt the Canadian economy will also hurt American consumers and American workers and American growth,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper last week.

He was tapped by the prime minister to chair a task force on economic growth last September, after being heavily courted to join the Liberal team. Carney was then rumoured to be joining Trudeau’s cabinet as finance minister, replacing Chrystia Freeland. But Freeland resigned, sparking a political crisis, and Carney did not end up in cabinet.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly leaves during a break in a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government's efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada.

Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership. Up to now, Joly was widely considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently announced he would resign as leader of the Liberal party.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly leaves during a break in a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Leadership hopefuls only have until ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly leaves during a break in a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is bowing out of the race to replace Justin ...