Canada’s premiers are calling on Ottawa to tighten border security after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods if illegal immigration isn’t reined in.
Trump said both Canada and Mexico have failed to address the problem of illegal immigration through their borders into the United States.
“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States,” the president-elect said in a Nov. 25 post on the Truth Social platform.
“Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”…