Leading up to the introduction of the federal budget next month, which ministers have said will carry a “substantial” deficit and “generational investments,” Ottawa has started announcing some of the new measures it will contain.
So far there’s been a heavy focus on bolstering security, whether through allocating more funds to hire 2,000 additional law enforcement personnel or towards beefing up security programs.
This is taking place as the Liberal government is seeking to improve border security with the United States, with complex trade negotiations underway with the Trump administration. U.S. President Donald Trump’s baseline tariff on Canada, while carrying a free trade exemption on most goods, is purported to be tied to border security issues….