Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's office confirms she has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney on President Donald Trump’s tariffs days ahead of Sunday's leadership vote this week.

Speaking to reporters in Montréal on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly addressed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision – made earlier in the day – to temporarily waive some of the 25 per cent tariffs placed on Canada earlier this week.

Unlike Freeland and Gould, Carney and fellow leadership candidate Frank Baylis are not elected members of Parliament and do not attend national caucus meetings.

Mélanie Joly, born in Montreal, Quebec, is a prominent Canadian politician and member of the Liberal Party. First elected ... she was appointed as Canada's minister of foreign affairs.

Foreign Minister Melanie Joly signals the option remains on the table, despite Alberta’s firm opposition to reducing energy supplies to the US.

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with tariffs as promised Canada is ready to respond with tariffs of its own. She says the tariffs are an existential threat to Canada and says the Trump White House is chaotic and Canada has to deal with that.

The four candidates vying to become the next leader of Canada’s Liberal party have made the case during a debate why they are best suited to deal with U.S.

Melanie Joly, Canada's Foreign Minister, told Toronto businesspeople on Wednesday that Canada may use its oil and gas exports to negotiate if U.S.

Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Canada needs more intelligence sharing and cooperation on defense from countries “we are not that close to.”