Canada bracing for 'tough' talks as Trump's pick calls northern border an 'extreme vulnerability'

The Canadian government is aware it's likely in for 'tough conversations' with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's administration, after his border czar said there is 'an extreme national security vulnerability' he intends to tackle at the Canada-U.S. border.

The Canadian government is aware it's likely in for "tough conversations" with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's administration, after his border czar said there is "an extreme national security vulnerability" he intends to tackle at the Canada-U.S. border.

It was the first issue discussed, and a dominant focus at today's Cabinet Committee on Canada-U.S. Relations, according to its lead, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who repeatedly sought to offer assurances that the Liberal government takes the border "very, very seriously."

In an interview with 7News, Trump's new border lead Tom Homan was asked about instances of people walking across the border from Canada, and how that compares to the situation at the southern border.

Homan responded by stating that after the current administration reallocated resources to deal with those coming in from Mexico, the agents left at the Canada-U.S. border are "overwhelmed," and "overrun."

"The problem with the northern border is a huge national security issue," he said.

Homan said that's because "special interest aliens from countries that sponsor terror," have the organizational and financial capacity to fly to Canada to come into the U.S. because they know there are fewer officers stationed up north.

"It's an extreme national security vulnerability… and it's one of the things I'll tackle as soon as I'm in the White House."