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Global Imams Council calls for Islamic extremist group behind “Caliphate conference” to be labelled terrorist entity

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: Hizb ut Tahrir Canada

An international organization of Islamic imams is calling for Hizb ut-Tahrir, the organizers of a “Khilafah conference” calling for the overthrow of all non-Muslim governments and the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate, to be listed as a terrorist entity in Canada.

Hizb ut-Tahrir is banned under that designation in the U.K. and Germany and has now rescheduled the conference to Feb. 9. It will take place virtually.

Even that is too much for the Global Imams Council (GIC), which penned a letter to Public Safety Minister David McGuinty calling for the group to be banned immediately.

“The GIC strongly urges the Government of Canada to make the terror designation of Hizb ut-Tahrir Canada an immediate priority,” the letter said. “This organization’s continued ability to operate, even after public exposure, demonstrates the urgent need for legislative and enforcement measures to restrict its activities and prevent further radicalization efforts.”

The council said rescheduling the event and moving it online represents a “dangerous escalation in cyber extremism” which allows the group to” disseminate radical narratives beyond physical borders, evade accountability, and continue recruiting and radicalizing individuals within Canada.” 

It said listing the group as a terrorist entity was “imperative” before Hizb ut-Tehrir’s “radical agenda” further endangers Canadian society.

“Hizb ut-Tahrir Canada has been actively posting and amplifying anti-Canadian national security rhetoric, undermining public trust in democratic institutions and spreading inflammatory content designed to sow discord within communities,” the letter said. 

Other terrorist and extremist groups, including the Taliban and ISIS, have similarly called for the establishment of an Islamic caliphate to govern the world.

“It is imperative to protect vulnerable Muslims in our community from radicalization and extremist narratives,” GIC said. “Proactive measures must be taken to counter these influences and ensure the safety and well-being of all Canadians.”

Hizb ut-Tahrir did not respond to True North’s requests to comment.

Dahlia Kurtz, an independent journalist and Jewish advocate, shared the letter on X reaffirming the urgency of listing the group as a terrorist entity.

“Hizb ut Tahrir is hosting a Caliphate Conference. Its goal is to defeat the West. the Global Imams Council is calling upon the government to stop it. You should too,” Kurtz said on X. “Speak up … before it’s too late.”

Other Jewish rights organizations, such as B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, have similarly raised alarms about the group’s operations in Canada.

When the conference was first announced, Salman Sima, a Muslim refugee from Iran, warned Canadians that the group’s vision for Canada would mean the implementation of sharia law, which advocates the death penalty for LGBT+ and the reversal of women’s rights in general. The conference has changed locations several times since then, following an outcry from various organizations, but Hizb ut-Tahrir continues to operate in Canada.

Canada receives 30-day reprieve from U.S. tariffs following negotiations 

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: pm.gc.ca

Canada has been granted a one-month reprieve from U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 per-cent tariffs on all Canadian imports after a series of negotiations took place Monday between Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“I just had a good call with President Trump,” wrote Trudeau in a post to X Monday. “Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.”

Lax border security that permitted people as well illicit drugs to enter the U.S. from Canada were the primary reasons for Trump’s punitive tariffs. 

Trudeau acknowledged Trumps’ concerns regarding the the flow of fentanyl by announcing the appointment of a new “Fentanyl Czar” to tackle drug cartels and cross-border smuggling.  

“In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million,” wrote Trudeau. 

The prime minister confirmed that Ottawa will have a “pause” period of “at least 30 days” while the two governments “work together.”

The appointment of a fentanyl czar echoed calls from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to appoint a national border czar last week.

“The one thing that we can do this week, in just the next couple of days, to have the best chance to avoid tariffs is to show clear and unequivocal action to secure the border,” said Smith on Friday. “This should start with the appointment of a Canadian border czar to work with the new American border czar to jointly crack down hard on fentanyl and illegal migrants.”

News of the pause on tariffs prompted the Ontario government to reverse course regarding retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products, including U.S.-imported alcohol which had previously been removed from LCBO shelves. 

“We have some good news today. We have temporarily averted tariffs that would have severely damaged our economy, giving time for more negotiation and time for cooler heads to prevail. Thank you to the countless workers, union leaders, businesses and everyday proud Canadians who rallied together to make this happen,” wrote the provincial government in a statement Monday. 

“With the U.S. pausing tariffs, Ontario will also pause our retaliatory measures. If President Trump proceeds with tariffs, we won’t hesitate to remove American products off LCBO shelves or ban American companies from provincial procurement.”

Poilievre calls for free interprovincial trade to increase competitiveness amid tariff war

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: OPP/X

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed on Monday to increase free trade among provinces as an alternative to relying on the U.S. as Canada’s primary export market amid tariff conflict.

In response to 10-per-cent tariffs on Canadian energy exports and 25-per-cent tariffs on all other Canadian exports to the U.S., Poilievre released a video to X, laying out his plan to boost the Canadian economy and become more competitive with the U.S. if elected.

“With President Trump’s new tariffs on Canada’s economy, it is reckless to remain so helplessly dependent on just one export market, the United States,” Poilievre said in the video.

He said Canada should be trading more with Canadians instead of other countries, but that interprovincial trade barriers make it more difficult than trading internationally.

“Trade barriers between Canadian provinces are actually more costly than trade barriers between Canada and other nations. The result is that we now trade more with the rest of the world than we trade with ourselves,” he said. “In 2023, international trade was worth 66 per cent of our GDP, while inter-provincial trade was only worth 36 per cent – that makes no sense.” 

According to Global Affairs Canada’s 2023 State of Trade report, Canada exported $595 billion worth of goods to the US, while the same year Transport Canada said domestic trade accounted for less than half of that: trade between provinces amountedto only $241 billion. 

Macdonald Laurier Institute Economist Trevor Tombe estimated eliminating interprovincial trade barriers could boost Canada’s economy by 7.9 per cent and generate an economic boost of $200 billion more.

Poilievre said such a boost to the economy wouldn’t be enough to “displace the U.S. market” but would be a step in the right direction to becoming a more self-reliant nation.

He said if elected, he would standardize regulations to streamline transportation between provinces and allow workers to travel and work anywhere in the country with a nationally recognized license.

He also said if elected he would immediately call a meeting among premiers to discuss open trade agreements and would incentivize provinces to remove trade barriers using federal money generated by the renewed internal free trade.

Poilievre noted that the Canada Free Trade Agreement, designed to allow commerce between provinces and territories, is rife with exceptions. According to a Montreal Economic Institute report, there are 245 exemptions to free trade between provinces, with Quebec having the most.

SeoRhin Yoo, an interprovincial affairs analyst at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, thinks Poilievre’s plan to improve free trade among provinces is just what Canada needs right now as Trump’s tariffs are sure to make life more unaffordable.

She told True North in an interview that there’s no better time than right now to remove barriers to free trade within Canada. She said the list of exemptions to the CFTA block free trade between provinces.

Yoo referenced a 2019 International Monetary Fund study which said by imposing charges on trading goods such as alcohol, Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers act as a 21-per-cent tariff.

“Reducing that, obviously, is going to boost our GDP. It’s going to boost our trade as well,” she said. “We are expecting that once free trade opens up within Canada, it can definitely soften a lot of the blow that’s coming from the U.S.”

Yoo recommended provinces recognize one another’s jurisdictions rather than a “harmonization approach,” which could take years as provinces try to reach an agreement on best practices and regulations collectively.

She said that even among provinces which might agree on regulations, there are still barriers imposedby federal regulators. 

“Food in Alberta can’t move across interprovincially unless it’s been inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,” Yoo said. “This impacts a lot of Canadian businesses from expanding just because provincial and central regulations are different, and adhering to both costs them a lot of money.”

She said many of the barriers to free trade stem from a sentiment of protectionism from the various jurisdictions in Canada, and that the process to remove the obstacles and match regulations with other provinces is daunting, so provincial governments likely avoid it.

“They want to protect their local goods, services and businesses, which is understandable,” Yoo said. “However, it also negatively impacts their own businesses by doing that, because it creates barriers for a lot of their own businesses from expanding to other provinces and territories.”

Joanna Barron, the executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, also thinks Poilievre’s plan is exactly what Canada needs to bring it back to align with the fathers of Canada’s Confederation’s free trade vision.

The CCF was a chief supporter of Gerard Comeau’s case against the crown, which landed in the Supreme Court. Comeau was fined for buying alcohol in Quebec to bring back to New Brunswick.

In the video posted by Poilievre on X, he said the Supreme Court “wrongly denied his constitutional right to transport goods across provincial borders” as an example of unfair barriers to trade.

“The whole purpose of Confederation was a free trade union in some sense. It’s baked into our constitutional architecture,” Baron told True North. “The purpose of uniting this, this vast land that we call Canada, was to facilitate free movement of goods and services, and it’s not acceptable that these barriers have passed constitutional muster.”

Poilievre blames weak border for incoming tariffs, unveils six-step security plan

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: Pierre Poilievre//YT

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre released a video highlighting eight facts about the Liberals’ nine-year tenure that has led to the incoming tariffs, along with his six-step plan to secure the border and avoid the tariffs.

Poilievre called for military helicopters and surveillance to be immediately deployed to the border. He also called for expanded Canada Border Services Agency powers to increase the patrol breadth of agents and hire an additional 2,000 agents.

Mexico negotiated a one-month delay on tariffs after committing 10,000 members of its National Guard to prevent drug trafficking at its shared border with the U.S. on Monday, the day before the tariffs were set to be implemented.

“Borders: they are the protective arms wrapped around a people and a land to stop foreign threats and protect against enemies. They mark our place and stake out our ground as a people and a country,” said Poilievre. “But in nine years, the NDP-Liberals have lost control of our borders, letting drugs, guns, and terrorists threaten our people. Part incompetence and part their radical, borderless, globalist post-national agenda.”

The facts referenced by Poilievre highlight the rise in crime, terrorism, illegal immigrants, drugs, and lack of oversight in Canada and at its shared border. He said the Liberals don’t even know how many illegal immigrants are in the country but have admitted it can be anywhere from 20,000 to 500,000, or even more.

Poilievre said that Canada’s southern neighbours cited Canada’s weak border as a rationale for implementing the proposed 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian imports, which are set to take effect on Tuesday. 

“These tariffs and these threats are wrong and unjustified, but it should not take a leader of a foreign country for the Liberals to scramble to fix their disastrous, broken border policy. I will take back control of our borders,” he said.

Shortly after releasing his video, Poilievre held a press conference outlining his plan in further detail. He also referenced his “Canada First” plan for interprovincial free trade.

“Here we are, trying to save our trade with another country while we can’t even trade with ourselves,” said Poilievre. “Isn’t it incredible that after nine years of Liberals, it’s easier for criminals to bring drugs and guns illegally over Canada’s border than it is for our entrepreneurs to bring their products over provincial borders?” 

While Poilievre outlined the plan he thinks could help Canada avoid tariffs, he said that it’s all for naught, considering the Liberals have prorogued Parliament and no legislation can be passed. He said that the Liberals have put their own self-interests ahead of the Canadian people by proroguing Parliament due to their power struggle. 

Colombia dodged tariffs after first facing threats of 25 per cent, and then 50 per cent before they finally succumbed to Trump’s demands to let military planes carrying Colombians deported from U.S. land.

Poilievre said that high-powered scanners should be installed at every major land crossing and shipping port, pointing out that only 1 per cent of shipping containers entering Canada are inspected. The sixth and final step of Poilievre’s plan is to build border surveillance towers and drone systems to spot border incursions. 

To pay for Poilievre’s border security plan, Poilievre said he would scrap the Liberals’ firearm buyback program., which despite having $600 million allocated towards it, has yet to collect a single gun. 

He said that ending the buyback program would save $600 million that could be used to secure the border against illegal guns, which the Toronto Police have said account for 85 per cent of the crimes committed. 

Vice President of Public Relations for the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Tracey Wilson said Poilievre’s border plan would result in immediate improvements in Canada, aside from simply addressing the trade war.

“This technology can detect and stop not just drugs, but illicit guns and human smuggling too,” she said. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said securing the border was critical to Canada’s safety and preserving its trade relationship with the U.S. She reiterated her call for a border czar.

“No more delays,” said Smith. “Do it today!”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Trump on Monday morning, but no notable announcements came from the first meeting. They are set to meet again at 3:00 pm.

Conservatives mum on B.C. candidate downplaying evidence of foreign interference

By
Noah Jarvis, True North Wire
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Source: Elections Canada

The Conservative party refused to respond to questions regarding a former MP and Conservative candidate hopeful downplaying allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections.

In an email titled “No Evidence of Foreign Interference: Richmond Rift Can Now Heal,” Conservative nomination candidate Wai Young said that she is pleased to see the foreign interference commission’s final report deliver a finding that there is little to no foreign interference in the country’s elections. 

But the Hogue commission’s report did confirm that foreign governments interfered in the 2019 and 2021 general elections, only finding that the foreign meddling did not result in the validity of the election results being compromised.

“The report clearly outlines that while there were minor concerns, there was no real foreign interference impact,” Young wrote in her email.

Young, the former MP for Vancouver-––South, used the report’s findings to attack former Conservative MP Kenny Chiu, the former MP for Steveston-Richmond East and rival nomination candidate for the riding now renamed Richmond East Steveston. 

She accused Chiu of stirring discord amongst the Richmond community and believing immigrants should be treated as “second class citizens.”

“I am so pleased that the findings of this Foreign Interference Report means that Richmond citizens, who have been living under the shadow of suspicion for years, after being cruelly divided by ongoing accusations made by Kenny Chiu, can now begin to heal and come together as equal citizens in Canada again,” wrote Young.

“All citizens have the right to vote for their choice, and this Hogue report clears up the cloud of suspicion hanging over Richmond. It is time for this division – caused by Mr. Chiu – to heal, so the community can be united once again.”

Chiu is a one-term Conservative MP who lost his Steveston-Richmond East seat in the 2021 general election to the Liberal’s Parm Bains.

Chiu has protested the results of that election, alleging the Chinese government conducted a foreign interference campaign in his riding to dissuade Chinese Canadians from voting for him. Chiu claims China targeted him because he supports the creation of a foreign agents registry.

The Hogue report references Chiu’s dilemma several times, confirming that Chinese-language media outlets and social media accounts on the Chinese app WeChat began spreading falsehoods about Chiu and his proposal for such a registry. 

But the report says there is not enough evidence to conclude that, in the absence of foreign interference, the results in Steveston-Richmond East would have been different. 

In a comment to True North, Young disputes the idea that Chiu was a victim of foreign interference in the 2021 election. 

Young acknowledged that foreign governments have been attempting to meddle in Canadian elections, blaming the Liberal government for ignoring the issue and limiting the scope of the Hogue inquiry.

“I believe there were likely attempts made to sway some elections, however, how much of an impact was made, and whether it actually affected any outcomes is unclear as the inquiry didn’t find any hard evidence,” said Young.

“This just goes to show how absolutely inept the Liberal government has been, as they kept this information from the public for years, and also limited the scope of this inquiry.”

She blasted Chiu for maligning his opponents as communist stooges and threatening community members with federal investigations.

“For years, he has carelessly labeled and called any opponent of his – members or mouthpieces of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), without any evidence and with impunity. This is absolutely ridiculous and divides and hurts our community.”

Young went further, claiming that Chiu had threatened newcomer Canadians with investigations from Canada’s intelligence service.

“In addition, there have been incidents where he has threatened Canadian citizens, who he perceives as opponents of his – regardless of political affiliation – with CSIS investigations. In Canada, we do not threaten political opponents.”

True North reached out to the Conservative party for comment on Young’s email and allegations. No response was given. 

In a comment to True North, Chiu vociferously denied Young’s allegations, expressing shock that a former colleague would make such accusations.

“People can hold me to account with whatever I say, but to just chop up accusations like that, I categorically refuse to accept. In fact, that’s exactly what perpetrated the disinformation attack that was levied against me and the Conservatives in 2021. I reject that categorically. I don’t spread disinformation.”

Mexico gets one-month tariff reprieve after pledging to deploy 10,000 troops to border

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: X

Like Colombia the week before, Mexico has avoided—at least for now—being hit with tariffs from the United States after complying with President Donald Trump’s demands.

After speaking with Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum posted to X that the tariffs would be delayed for one month from Monday, thanks to various agreements.

The tariff delay comes thanks to the promise that Mexico will immediately deploy 10,000 members of its National Guard to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, with a particular focus on fentanyl, according to Sheinbaum. 

However, the agreement is not one-sided, as Sheinbaum said the United States has also committed to curbing the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico.

“Our teams will begin working today on two fronts: security and trade,” she said.

The tariff delay comes just one day before they were set to take effect in Mexico. Canada faces a similar outstanding threat, with tariffs subject to be placed on 25 per cent of Canadian imports on Tuesday.

Canada has threatened retaliatory tariffs in response. 

Trump said that during the one-month pause with Mexico, the countries will negotiate to achieve a “deal” with one another. Trump praised Sheinbaum and his “friendly conversation” with her, in which they agreed to solve the border crisis with additional soldiers. 

“These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our country,” wrote Trump on Truth Social. 

Colombia similarly dodged tariffs before they were implemented. Trump threatened the country with 25-per-cent tariffs, which escalated to 50 per cent before they succumbed to his demands to let military planes carrying Colombians deported from the U.S. land, and the threat went away altogether. 

The threat of tariffs remains for Canada and China. The latter is only threatened with a 10-per-cent tariff, whereas Canada faces a 25-per-cent looming threat. 

Trump said the tariffs were implemented due to the threat of illegal aliens and deadly drugs killing Americans, once again singling out fentanyl. 

“We need to protect Americans, and it is my duty as President to ensure the safety of all. I made a promise on my campaign to stop the flood of illegal aliens and drugs from pouring across our borders, and Americans overwhelmingly voted in favour of it,” said Trump. 

He said that he has already spoken with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once today. Without getting into the specifics of the first meeting, Trump said another meeting will follow at 3:00 pm.

“Canada doesn’t even allow U.S. banks to open or do business there. What’s that all about? Many such things, but it’s also a DRUG WAR, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the U.S. from drugs pouring through the borders of Mexico and Canada,” said Trump. 

While Trudeau hasn’t commented on the meeting either, he released a video on X celebrating the historic partnership between Canada and the United States.

“If President Trump wants to usher in a new golden age for the United States, the better path is to partner with Canada, not punish us,” said Trudeau.

Trudeau and Trump talk border and trade, will speak again

By
Noah Jarvis, True North Wire
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Source: pm.gc.ca

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump as Canada braces for 25 per cent trade tariffs. 

The two leaders spoke Monday morning about the U.S.-Canada border and plan on continuing their conversation on trade later this afternoon.

While neither Trump nor Trudeau published a readout of their conversation President Trump announced that he had a conversation with Trudeau on social media. 

The president says that he brought up new concerns he has with Canada’s trade regulations along with older concerns he has been repeating for months about the border and fentanyl smuggling.

“Canada doesn’t even allow U.S. banks to open or do business there. What’s that all about?” said Trump.

“Many such things, but it’s also a DRUG WAR, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the U.S. from drugs pouring through the Borders of Mexico and Canada. Just spoke to Justin Trudeau. Will be speaking to him again at 3 p.m.”

In a comment to True North, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that Trudeau had spoken with Trump this morning and will speak with him again in the afternoon. The PMO said that Trudeau had spoken to Trump about “trade and the border.”

Late Sunday night, President Trump responded to Canada’s imposition of retaliatory tariffs on the United States by complaining about Canadian laws restricting foreign financial institutions from operating in Canada.

Canada’s Bank Act allows foreign-owned banks to operate on Canadian soil, but are heavily-limited in banking activities.

Earlier today, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum released a statement saying that she had recently spoken with Trump and had managed to delay the imposition of similar American tariffs on Mexico. 

“We had a good conversation with President Trump with great respect for our relationship and sovereignty; we reached a series of agreements,” said Sheinbaum.

Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Mexico for one month in a deal that will see Mexico immediately send 10,000 national guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border to crack down on drug smuggling, particularly fentanyl. 

The United States agreed to crack down on the trafficking of high-powered weapons from the U.S. to Mexico and the two nations agreed to cooperate on security and trade going forward. 

Trump hints at upping tariff ante, accuses Canada of playing games

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: The White House/YT

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian imports, accusing Ottawa of playing a “game” by responding with retaliatory measures. 

“Canada’s been very abusive of the United States for many years,” Trump told reporters on Sunday evening. “They don’t allow our banks, did you know that? Canada does not allow banks to go in. If you think about it, that’s pretty amazing. If we have a U.S. bank, they don’t allow them to go in.”

Trump’s 25-per-cent across-the-board tariffs, which he promised to impose last fall, came into effect on Saturday. 

The Trudeau government responded by placing retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion of American goods, including alcohol, clothing, appliances, and food products. 

An initial $30 billion in tariffs will begin Tuesday with the remainder being implemented over the following three weeks, which Trudeau said will allow for Canadian businesses to find alternative suppliers.

“Canada’s been very tough on oil, on energy, they don’t allow our farm products in, essentially … they don’t allow a lot of things in and we allow everything to come in. It’s been a one-way street,” Trump continued. 

“We subsidize Canada to the tune of $200 billion dollars a year and for what? What do we get out of it? We don’t get anything out of it. I love the people of Canada. I disagree with the leadership of Canada and something’s going to happen there. But if they want to play the game, I don’t mind, we can play the game all they want.”

He then went on to say that his negotiations with Mexic0, which the Trump administration has also hit with 25-per-cent tariffs, have been “very good.”

“We’ve had very good talks with them,” he said, reiterating that the U.S. tariffs have been “retaliatory” as a punitive measure for the “millions of people” that “float into our country from Mexico and Canada.”

“We’re not going to allow that,” said Trump.

Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting Monday to further discuss the issue.

The U.S. president has also cited the smuggling of drugs, particularly fentanyl, from both its northern and southern border as another major incentive for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico. 

Trump has indicated the tariffs on Canada will remain in place until Canada resolves its border security and problems with fentanyl trade.

“The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency,” the White House said, adding that the tariff will last “until the crisis is alleviated.”

The Canadian government has put $1.3 billion over the next few years  into border security measures since facing the threat of tariffs after Trump won the U.S. election in November.

The government’s plan involves five pillars: slowing the fentanyl trade, providing new tools for law enforcement, improving operational coordination, boosting information-sharing and minimizing the number of migrants crossing into the U.S.

“To detect and address fentanyl and its precursors, we will invest in new technology, tools and human resources,” said Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc last month.

“Our investments will enable the Canada Border Service Agency to deploy new chemical detection, imaging and artificial intelligence-powered tools as well as new K-9 teams to better detect illegal drugs at ports of entry.”

Canadian officials have repeatedly stated that less than 1 per cent of illegal border crossings and fentanyl flowing into the United States come from Canada, but the message has fallen on deaf ears.

“There is also a growing presence of Mexican cartels operating fentanyl and nitazene synthesis labs in Canada,” the White House said. “A recent study recognized Canada’s heightened domestic production of fentanyl, and its growing footprint within international narcotics distribution.”

The Candice Malcolm Show | A Trade War will DESTROY Canada

By
Candice Malcolm
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Source: X

On today’s episode of the Candice Malcolm Show, Candice breaks down the latest news of the devastating trade war between Canada and the United States. Trump declared a 10% tariff on oil and 25% tariff on everything else, and Trudeau reacted in kind with a reciprocal 25% tariff on US goods entering Canada. 

And while political elites cheer him on, Candice warns of the profound harm this will cause for all Canadians, and advocates instead to fix our border, crack down on drugs and foreign criminal gangs and beef up our military to start carrying our own weight. She advocates for Pierre Poilievre to sidestep Trudeau and talk directly to Trump. 

Later in the show, Candice is joined by YouTuber Jasper Sunshine, known as mistersunshinebaby online, about Trudeau’s disastrous time as leader and what Poilievre can do to save Canada. 

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