Trump, Canada and fentanyl

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, 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.
Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say
Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins said there were 21 large fentanyl seizures at the Mexican border for every one along the Canadian border.
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.
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.
Trump’s tariff goal seems murky: What’s driving threats on Canada, Mexico?
President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Canada, Mexico for 30 days, but his ultimate trade strategy goals and objectives remain murky.
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
Canada has named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar
Former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau appointed as Canada's fentanyl czar
A czar has been appointed. To crack down on illegal fentanyl trade at the Canada-U-S border. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau for the role today. He's a former senior RCMP. Tricia Kindleman is here on set and has more on this breaking news.
What difficulties lie ahead for Canada's new fentanyl czar? | Canada Tonight
Former RCMP officer Sherry Benson-Podolchuk discusses what skills former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau might need to succeed in his new role as Canada's fentanyl czar, along with some of the challenges that come with policing the Canada-U.
What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
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Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US
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Canada says it will appoint 'fentanyl czar' to avoid Trump tariff threats
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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 ...
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Border seizures of fentanyl, drug central to tariff war, fell in FY 2024
Border seizures of fentanyl, a drug that the Trump administration has declared part of a national emergency, declined 18.8% ...
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 ...
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Canada’s $1.3 Billion Border Pledge Buys Time, But Tariff Threat Remains
He covers Canada’s concession to spend $1.3 billion on border security and its steps to combat organized crime, the deep economic integration between the two nations, including shared supply chains ...