The government of Saskatchewan has announced it will be beefing up security personnel at the U.S. border it shares with Montana and North Dakota, following President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to put a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods unless the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs through the border is stopped.
The province follows other Canadian jurisdictions, including Ontario and Alberta, which have created provincial plans to tighten borders with the United States.
Saskatchewan’s Border Security Plan (SBSP) allows partnership between the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, and Provincial Protective Services to increase law enforcement presence around the border, according to a Jan. 14 press release….