Two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top cabinet ministers met Friday with two of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks in an attempt to stave off the looming prospect of tariffs on Canadian exports.

Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada's new $1.3 billion border plan with members of Donald Trump's transition team, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself appeared to finally push back at the president-elect over his social media posts about turning Canada into the 51st state.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly are set to meet aides to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday to discuss border security and the risks of imposing new trade tariffs.