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OTTAWA — One week after travelling to the U.K. and Germany, Canada’s opposition leader is once again hitting the road.

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On Wednesday, the Opposition Leader’s Office (OLO) announced that Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre will head south of the border for a weeklong mini-tour of the United States.

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“Over the course of the week, Mr. Poilievre will be advocating for Canada’s auto and energy sectors while leveraging relationships with Canada’s partners across the border, fighting for tariff-free trade and promoting Canadian resources to make both our countries stronger, safer and richer,” read a statement from the OLO.

Week-long trip begins Friday

According to an itinerary provided by the Conservative Party, Poilievre’s trip is set to begin in Michigan this Friday, where he’s expected to meet with leaders of the auto industry and elected officials in Detroit.

Once there, he will “fight for an integrated North American auto sector and tariff-free trade that protects Canadian jobs,” according to the itinerary.

On Sunday, Poilievre will briefly re-enter Canada to hold a press conference just across the Detroit River in Windsor before departing for Texas.

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On Monday, the opposition leader is expected to visit an energy facility in Houston and meet with energy executives.

That’s followed by a visit to Austin, TX for a meeting with state officials, as well as leaders in energy, agriculture and local business, where he will “advocate for Canadian energy and trade to the benefit of both our countries.”

On Thursday, Poilere is scheduled to conclude his trip in New York City, where he will deliver a keynote speech on Canada-US relations.

Details on timing and venues for his visit were not provided by the opposition leader’s office.

The interary stated that all travel costs for overseas trips are borne by the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Trip comes a month after Tory MP’s Washington visit

Poilievre’s venture south comes a little more than a month after Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s widely-discussed visit to Washington, where he met with government and industry leaders, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Jivani reported having “positive” conversations about the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement with General Motors, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Automotive Policy Council.

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