Canadian Minister Melanie Joly met with Democratic officials in Boston and Chicago in September 2026 to discuss tariffs.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 22, 2026
The record supports that Joly met Democratic officials in Boston and Chicago in September 2026, and that tariffs came up in the exchange. Joly and the New York Times say her stated goal was trade and investment with states and companies, not specifically to discuss tariffs, so the 'to discuss tariffs' purpose is contested.
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… I mean, everything they say is fake, but this is an actual fact sheet from the US. Embassy in Ottawa. How freaking embarrassing. "Monitoring Canadian activities in US. Politics. For immediate release, October 21, 2026." And here's examples that they give. They said, like, Minister Melanie Joly, she met with Democratic officials in Boston and Chicago in September 20, 2006. During these meetings, Minister Joly discussed tariffs and stated that Canada would impose targeted tariffs if Democrats win in key states. Minister Jolie, on August 25th, 2026, Canada would target products from specific US. …
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Contradicts. Joly said the goal of the trip was to discuss trade and investments with individual U.S. states and companies, and later said her engagement was intended to attract investment, which does not match the claim that the purpose was to discuss tariffs.[2][3][4]
Supports. The US Embassy fact sheet states that in September 2026, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly met U.S. Democratic officials in Boston and Chicago, and that when asked about tariffs she responded that she was 'meeting so many governors and potential presidential candidates.'[1][5][6][7]
Supports. The New York Times reports the embassy said Joly met Democratic officials in Boston and Chicago in September, and Joly herself responded that 'I met with Democrats in the U.S., but I met with Republicans' as well, not disputing the meetings.[2]
Context. The fact sheet ties the tariff discussion to a question Joly was asked, not to a stated agenda of the meetings; the claim's framing of the meetings as tariff talks therefore rests on the embassy's characterization.[1][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Fact Sheet: Monitoring Canadian Activities in U.S. Politicsca.usembassy.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Why Is the US Accusing Canada of Election Interference?nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3US Accuses Canada of Seeking to Influence Midterm Elections - Western Australia Newsnews.net · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Canada Denies US Claim of Midterm Meddlingriotimesonline.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5U.S. embassy accuses Canadian leaders of election ...ca.news.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6US claims Canada is seeking to sway 2026 midterm pollsawazthevoice.in · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7US accuses Canada of election interference ahead ...aljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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