Trump, Canada and fentanyl

Canada appoints fentanyl czar, fulfilling Trump's request amid tariff threats
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau to serve as the country's fentanyl czar on Tuesday following President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Canada appoints fentanyl tsar as Trump's tariffs threat looms
The effort is one of a number of actions taken by Canada amid rising concerns of a trade war with its neighbour.
Canada appoints fentanyl czar as part of promises to Trump
OTTAWA — Canada said Tuesday it had appointed a fentanyl czar, after promising US President Donald Trump it would boost efforts to combat flow of the drug across the border in exchange for a pause on tariff threats.
Canada’s new fentanyl czar says goal is to totally stop the drug from entering US
The man appointed by the Canadian government to help stop fentanyl from entering the United States said his goal is to totally eliminate the drug crossing the border. “Getting the number to zero is a goal and should be our goal,
Trump's Canada, Mexico, China tariffs suspend loophole behind fentanyl shipments
President Donald Trump's new tariff orders against Canada, Mexico and China all contain clauses suspending a duty-free exemption for low-value shipments below $800 that is widely seen as a loophole that has allowed shipments of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the United States.
Former Mountie named as Canada’s fentanyl czar in reply to Trump’s tariff threats
The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of fentanyl.
Canada appoints new fentanyl czar to coordinate fight against smuggling
New York Sheriff David Favro joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss his plan to work with Canada on stopping the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl into America.
Canada's fentanyl czar lays out his goal: Stop the drug from crossing U.S. northern border
Canada's newly appointed fentanyl czar says his goal is to bring the already low percentage of the deadly opioid smuggled south into the United States down to zero.
Canada's new fentanyl czar says eliminating drug's 'scourge' is his primary goal
Canada's new fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau says he will bring an "intensity" to efforts to eliminate the scourge of fentanyl on both sides of the border.
Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US
President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is aimed at stopping the flow of fentanyl ...
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Trump got what he wanted with the Canada and Mexico tariff pauses — even if he didn't get that much
Trump slapped 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to pressure the countries to crack down on illegal immigration and ...
Canada says it will appoint 'fentanyl czar' to avoid Trump tariff threats
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CEO of Canada’s 2nd-biggest company defends Trump’s tariff demands, slams Trudeau for not stopping trade war
These are things that every Canadian wants its government to do, too. These are not crazy demands, even if they came from an ...
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Canada’s Trump Card in a Tariff War: Turning Off the Oil Taps
McKercher said the language used by Trump in his tariff directive “gives the game away.” Essentially, by proposing 25 per ...
Canada didn't propose 100% tariff on Teslas, but a candidate for prime minister did
Trudeau, who is still prime minister in a caretaker capacity until a new one is elected, has not imposed 100% tariffs on ...
Reality-checking the tariff fentanyl crackdown
Prime Minister Trudeau promised U.S. President Donald Trump a crackdown on fentanyl and tougher border measures in exchange ...
Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
The opioid crisis in 2023, amid the Biden administration, cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion, according to a Council of Economic ...