Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has detailed the government’s new $1.3 billion plan to strengthen the Canada–U.S. border, which includes the creation of a new North American task force targetting organized crime and synthetic drug trafficking and 24/7 border surveillance.
LeBlanc, who was previously public safety minister and was sworn into his new role on Dec. 16, said the slew of new measures will secure the border against illegal drugs and irregular migration, with an emphasis on stopping fentanyl and its precursors. The announcement comes weeks after incoming U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico unless they take sufficient action to secure their borders….