What border security measures are being called for to avoid Trump tariffs?
Global News
Calls are growing to boost police resources at unmanned border crossings and Canadian seaports In the wake of Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Canada.
It’s been one week since U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to put tariffs on Canadian imports unless Canada addresses border security concerns, and questions are mounting on exactly what the government will — or should — do.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Sunday called for a border security plan that includes increased border patrols and technology to cut down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as partnerships between provincial law enforcement and the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
His call came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unscheduled trip to Florida to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate Friday evening.
A senior government source told Global News that Trudeau was ready to beef up border security by buying new helicopters to patrol the skies, which the source said the RCMP has sought for years.
That, the prime minister reportedly told Trump on Friday, was a done deal and a meeting will take place next week to put the plan into action, according to national security sources.
Premiers have called for additional policing resources, and Alberta has floated the idea of their own border patrol force. Federal officials have said they’re committed to spending more to “reassure Canadians” that the border is secure, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said last week.
Poilievre on Sunday said that Conservatives “will make accommodations to quickly pass a border plan if it goes towards fixing Trudeau’s broken border” amid gridlock in Parliament.
The RCMP said Friday it was looking to redeploy up to one-quarter of its eastern region workforce to areas considered an operational priority, including to the U.S. border.
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