Overview

• Justice Minister Sean Fraser, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau met U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in Washington for about 45 minutes.
• Justice Canada said they discussed shared priorities and ways to strengthen collaboration, focusing on border security and fall legislation on bail, sentencing and gender‑based‑violence measures.
• Fraser’s office described a warm, cordial meeting, and the officials exchanged personal numbers to keep in close contact.
• A source told CBC that Bondi initiated the meeting and that the discussions were not directly tied to ongoing trade talks.
• The session was the week’s second senior Canada–U.S. engagement following Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s meetings with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, with Canada still set to remove retaliatory tariffs by Sept. 1.