Overview
- Pierre Poilievre said he spoke with MP Jamil Jivani and that the MP 'speaks for himself,' rejecting Jivani’s claim Canadians are having an 'anti‑America hissy fit.'
- Jivani traveled to Washington earlier this month to meet Vice-President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials in what he described as bridge‑building on trade.
- In a Breitbart interview, Jivani blamed Canadian 'anti‑American' sentiment, called a new China trade deal a mistake, and used the phrase 'off the reservation,' prompting criticism from Indigenous leaders.
- Reporting indicates Jivani was briefed by Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc before the trip, which was not requested by the government, as some Conservatives objected to his freelance diplomacy; Ontario Premier Doug Ford praised the outreach but rejected the 'hissy fit' line.
- Poilievre noted Jivani’s riding has been disproportionately hit by U.S. auto tariffs with more than 1,000 job losses, as the CUSMA trade pact heads into a review this year.