Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invited U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to visit Canada "at his earliest opportunity."
Trudeau's office said the prime minister called Trump on Wednesday night to congratulate him on his election victory, and they discussed "various areas of mutual interest." The prime minister is expected to take questions on what the new presidency means for Canada, when he holds a news conference in Sydney, N.S., starting at 10:30 a.m. ET. CBCNews.ca will carry it live.
It has become a tradition that the first foreign visit by a U.S. president is to Canada. According to a readout from the Prime Minister's Office, Trump also extended an invitation for Trudeau to visit Washington. 
No details were provided on when either visit could take place.
Trudeau's telephone call came after he met with some of his senior advisers and cabinet ministers, who discussed the tone and approach the prime minister should take in the debut meeting with Trump.

Protectionist policies

Today, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland will hold a teleconference with her provincial counterparts. The meeting had been previously scheduled, to discuss the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but the topic of Trump's protectionist policies is likely to seize the agenda.
Trump promised during the campaign to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and spike the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
During Trudeau's visit to Nova Scotia, he will meet with veterans and take part in the opening of a Veteran Affairs office in the Cape Breton city.
The former Veteran Affairs office was closed under the Harper government, along with several others across the country, to cut costs
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