--- title: Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau Meeting: Watch Live Online description: President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting Wednesday to talk NAFTA, trade and other topics. canonical: https://time.com/4977607/president-donald-trump-justin-trudeau-nafta-meeting/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-11T15:01:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:48:50.336Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Is Meeting With Justin Trudeau Amid Trade Tensions. 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Watch Live Here by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Oct 11, 2017 3:01 PM UTC  U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2017 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time the two leaders are meeting at the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2017 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time the two leaders are meeting at the White House.Photo by Kevin Dietsch—Pool/Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Oct 11, 2017 3:01 PM UTC [NAFTA](http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/9756/trump-sticks-with-nafta-and-tows-line-with-epa-standards) is expected to come up when [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4977624/donald-trump-north-korea-poll/) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet Wednesday afternoon. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Trudeau is expected to “explain really clearly to the President . . . that Canada is not America’s problem,” [Reuters reported.](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-nafta-canada/canadas-trudeau-to-tell-trump-were-not-your-problem-at-nafta-idUSKBN1CF1A1) Freeland added that Canada buys more from the United States than Britain, China and Japan combined. Wednesday’s meeting will include Trudeau, Trump and trade-focused U.S. lawmakers, [according to Reuters.](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-nafta/nafta-talks-hit-contentious-phase-as-canadian-pm-fights-for-trade-pact-idUSKBN1CG0DV) Hundreds of negotiators, government officials and lobbyists representing the U.S., Canada and Mexico will also be in attendance. This comes after Trump [said in April that he would pull the U.S. out of NAFTA.](http://time.com/4756343/president-donald-trump-nafta-free-trade/) Trump has also said “some very unfair things” have happened with [America’s dairy farms](http://time.com/4745273/donald-trump-canada-dairy-trade-industry/) among Canada’s dairy industry. Trudeau also [attended Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit](http://time.com/4977443/justin-trudeau-canada-most-powerful-women/) upon arriving in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, where he was seated next to the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. “We’re going to be talking about NAFTA and the fact it has led to great opportunities for our citizens,” Trudeau said at the dinner. Watch the meeting between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau live above. It’s scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m. ET. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4977607/president-donald-trump-justin-trudeau-nafta-meeting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4977607/president-donald-trump-justin-trudeau-nafta-meeting/"},"headline":"President Trump Is Meeting With Justin Trudeau Amid Trade Tensions. 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