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Monday, September 22, 2025

Toronto Police Association calls for Trudeau’s resignation, lambastes “laughable” crime plan

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Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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TPA Board of Directors - Source: X

The Toronto Police Association has dismissed public safety reforms outlined in the Fall Economic Statement by Transport Minister Anita Anand as a desperate attempt to placate the policing community. 

“This is laughable. After nine years of doing nothing, you pick the moment when your government is descending into chaos to placate us with ‘proposals’? What a joke,” wrote the Toronto Police Association in a reply to Anand on X. Despite replying to the minister, the association also tagged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Anand said that the proposals outlined in the statement included amendments to the Criminal Code intended to hold violent, repeat offenders accountable and stricter bail conditions for violent crimes like auto theft and breaking and entering. The changes also grant Canada Border Service Agency officers more authority to inspect goods that are destined for export.

The Toronto Police Association made a subsequent post to X, this time calling for Trudeau to resign.

“Our members have lost faith in @JustinTrudeau’s government to do the right thing for the right reasons. Time to resign and leave the critically important public safety issues to someone else,” said the association.

The Toronto Police Association was previously joined by the Ontario Provincial Police Association and the Police Association of Ontario following an active gang shootout in Toronto, calling for legislative changes to the bail system to keep repeat and violent offenders behind bars until trial.

Similarly, the Toronto Police Association and other groups from across the nation previously called out Trudeau, claiming he was misleading Canadians on the handgun freeze.

“What difference does your handgun ban make when 85% of guns seized by our members can be sourced to the United States?” asked the association when previously calling out Trudeau. 

Like the police associations, Canada’s provinces and territories previously teamed up to urge the Liberals to reform the bail system following the homicide of a B.C. resident by a man out on bail. 

The federal government shifted responsibility to the provinces, claiming it was up to them to fix.  

True North previously compiled a list of alleged reoffenders, many of whom were out on bail. 

The Liberals previously pledged $28 million in CBSA funding to combat auto theft.

Over $1.9 billion was allocated in investments to increase border security in the Fall Economic Statement. Just over one-third, $656.1 million, is dedicated to the CBSA to “secure the flow of people and goods in and out of Canada.” An additional $134.8 million will be allocated to bolstering the CBSA’s frontline capacity and prevent prohibited goods from entering Canada. 

The Fall Economic Statement highlighted a $62 billion deficit, over 50% more than the limit previously set out by Chrystia Freeland, with no plan to balance the budget.

The Liberals also allocated $597.9 million over three years to confiscate guns from law-abiding firearm owners. This addition comes despite over $100 million already dedicated towards the gun buyback scheme, without collecting a single gun.

Between 2018 and 2022, the Canada Border Services Agency seized over 68,000 illegal guns in cross-border mail. A total of 71,003 firearms were seized. 

More recently, in Dec., documents revealed that the CBSA was unable to account for 29,731 people listed as “wanted” by immigration authorities. 

True North reached out to Anand and Trudeau for comment but received no reply by the time of publication.

Rachel and The Republic | Trump sends Liberals into DISARRAY + Pierre Poilievre’s best day

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Rachel Parker
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Source: Facebook

Today on Rachel and the Republic, Rachel Parker is joined by Marty Belanger to discuss the impact of U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat on the Liberal government.

Also on the show, Rachel and Marty discuss Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s best day as Opposition leader and whether they still have hope for Canada.

Finally, Marty shares an interesting story about the U.S. Secret Service preparing the G-7 Summit in Canada.

Tune in now!

B.C. projects $9.4B deficit, blowing past record-breaking 2024 budget shortfall

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Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook

British Columbia’s fiscal situation has deteriorated even further, with the projected 2024/25 deficit soaring to $9.4 billion, a $1.5 billion increase from the initial record-breaking Budget 2024 forecast. 

The latest figures released by B.C. NDP Premier David Eby in his fall economic statement mark the largest deficit in the province’s history.

Provincial debt has also risen to $130 billion, exceeding previous forecasts by $1.4 billion. Taxpayer-supported debt is projected to reach $94.6 billion, with the debt-to-GDP ratio climbing to 22.3%.

Taxpayers and business groups have blasted the economic update as jeopardising the province’s fiscal future. 

“Instead of taking warnings from the experts and credit rating agencies seriously, Eby keeps wasting too much money,” said the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s B.C. director Carson Binda in a press release.  

“Today’s financial report will make life harder for generations of British Columbians who will be stuck paying off Eby’s government credit card.” 

The escalating debt burden translates into significant interest costs for taxpayers. British Columbians are expected to pay $4.3 billion annually in interest on the provincial debt, amounting to $757 per resident.

A $1 billion decline in corporate tax revenues contributes to the worsening fiscal picture. The looming threat of U.S. tariffs adds further pressure on small businesses, impacting confidence and investment.

It’s important to note that the current fiscal projections do not account for the potential impact of U.S. tariffs, which could further strain the province’s finances.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has criticized the government for a “lack of fiscal discipline” while the private sector and British Columbians were taking responsible steps to adjust to the strained economy. 

“It’s important to note that the current fiscal projections do not account for the potential impact of U.S. tariffs, which could further strain the province’s finances,” said CFIB senior policy analyst Emily Boston. 

“Addressing the deficit must not come in the form of increased costs to local businesses. Whether it is reducing red ink or red tape, we need this government to chart a clear path forward to lower tax rates and generate economic growth.”

BC Conservative MLA Peter Milobar echoed these concerns, warning that declining revenues and investment could hinder economic recovery and job creation.

“It’s coming on the backs of the private sector economy where we’re seeing revenues continue to slump, which means less investment coming into BC, less jobs being created which means that next year our economy will struggle,” said Milobar. 

Majority of Canadians want an election now after Freeland’s resignation: Poll

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Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook

More than half of all Canadians want an election to be called today, and only 11% think that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals deserve to be re-elected.

Abacus Data surveyed Canadians on Monday afternoon to gauge their feelings about an election and voting intentions after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation from the cabinet threw the government into disarray.

Just hours before she was set to deliver this year’s Fall Economic Statement, Freeland released a letter she wrote to the Prime Minister announcing her resignation from his cabinet while saying Trudeau’s $250 handouts were a “costly political gimmick” that “Canadians can ill afford.”

Her resignation came at a time of heightened anxiety for Canadians as President-elect Donald Trump has threatened 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports until Canada secures its shared border with the US. The federal government has since unveiled a border strategy. 

The survey found that 58% of Canadians want an election now, and 35% of Liberal supporters agree. Less than a quarter of Canadians said there shouldn’t be an election now.

The survey asked a random sample of 1,186 Canadian adults, statistically weighted according to census data from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning, about their thoughts on Canada’s path forward after Freeland’s resignation.

A margin of error for a comparable probability sample of the same size is no greater than 2.9% 19 times out of 20.

More than half, 60%, of young people aged 18 to 44 want an election right now. And nearly half of NDP supporters do, too.

Most respondents had at least heard of Freeland’s resignation – 20% said they followed the news very closely, 22% said they followed it fairly closely, and 39% said they had at least heard the news.

Less than one-fifth of Canadians said Trudeau should stay on as Prime Minister, while 67% said they want Trudeau to resign. Over a quarter of Liberal supporters want Trudeau to resign, while just over half, 56% of Liberal voters, think he should stay on as prime minister and leader of the party.

Nearly two-thirds of NDP supporters want Trudeau to resign, and 65% of those aged 18 to 44 would rather him resign also.

The survey also found that only 11% of Canadians think Trudeau and his Liberal party “deserve to be re-elected,” Which, according to Abacus Data, is the lowest they’ve ever tracked.

The polling group had just finished a poll asking many of the same questions a day prior. In the one day since Freeland’s resignation, Trudeau went from having 23% of Canadians approve of him to 20%. The number of respondents saying they disapproved of Trudeau rose as well, from 61% the day before to 63%.

Meanwhile, Canadians are split on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, with 40% saying they have a negative impression of him and another 40% reporting a positive impression.

Conservatives are also breaking Abacus polling records for their party, with 45% of Canadians now saying they intend to support the CPC in the next election, up by 1% since the day before.

At the same time, news of Freeland’s resignation has brought the NDP and the Liberals down in the polls by 1%, with the Liberals reporting only 20% of the vote share and the NDP at 18%.

When looking at the approval ratings for the government, 62% are now reporting that they disapprove of this government, up by 1% from the day prior. The number of those saying they approve of the Liberal government dropped by three points, from 25% in Sunday’s survey to 22% after Freeland’s resignation letter.

When looking at only those committed to voting, the Conservatives gain two points while the Liberals and NDP lose two, making the Liberals and NDP tied among those certain to vote.

In a CTV interview, David Coletto, the founder and CEO of Abacus Data, said that the numbers change suggests that many of the usual Liberal supporters aren’t even sure they want to go out and vote for Trudeau’s Liberal party.

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich testifies before European parliament

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: ESN Group

A key player in the Freedom Convoy protest has shared her story on the world stage.

Freedom Convoy organizer and fundraiser Tamara Lich spoke this week in the European parliament in Strasbourg, France to discuss the treatment of Canadians during the pandemic.

Lich was invited to speak by the Europe of Sovereign Nations group, a right-wing political faction in the European parliament, to share her experiences at the tip of the spear pushing back against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Canada.

“It was a privilege and an honour to speak to the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group this evening about the treatment of hard working, blue collar Canadians and the brave truckers who stood up for all of us,” said Lich in a social media post. 

Lich was among several people who faced trial for their role protest, initially being

arrested in Ottawa, on Feb. 17, 2022. She was behind bars for 18 days before she was granted bail, although she was re-arrested on accusations of violating her bail months later and served another 28 days.

“We never could have imagined the support that we were going to receive,” Lich said in her speech on Tuesday. “We honestly thought we would just drive there, you know a small group of us. But what we saw, as you guys obviously did too, on the sides of the roads and on the overpasses, was an overwhelming number of Canadians out there to support us who finally felt hope for the first time in years. Who finally felt proud to be Canadian for the first time in years.”

Lich was charged with counselling to commit mischief and while her trial has since concluded, her verdict isn’t expected until March. 

“Our Group was out in full force on the sidelines of the plenary session in #Strasbourg to hear Tamara Lich’s testimony regarding the #Canadian government’s handling of Covid, which showed no regard for individual freedoms,” wrote the Europe of Sovereign Nations group in a social media post. 

Lich went on to discuss the government’s takedown of the convoy as something she’d only previously seen occurring in third-world countries, describing the raids of their food and gas, and the sniper-laden rooftops that surrounded peaceful protesters. 

“We have politicians calling us terrorists, domestic terrorists, racists, even accusing us of trying to burn down an apartment building,” she said. “This is not the Canada I grew up in.”

Lich talked about her shock when the government refused to speak to any of the protesters despite the city being flooded with hundreds of thousands of people and their GoFundMe receiving $24 million in donations in three weeks.

“The first GoFundMe campaign that we started was taking in $1 million a day as we travelled across the country. (It) was frozen after the politicians contacted GoFundMe and told them that we were ‘domestic terrorists’ and that they were ‘fighting terrorism,’” recalled Lich.

The additional funding campaigns they launched were subsequently frozen as well, a response that Lich referred to is how authorities would “treat a drug cartel.”

“Our prime minister ran away and hid and refused to even send anyone out to talk to us,” she said. “As a matter of fact, he even said that he’s attended protests before but only those that he supports. In my opinion, the leader of a country leads all of their people, not just the ones who believe in the same ideology. That is his job and he failed us, they all failed us.”

Lich also talked about Canada’s controversial catch-and-release-style bail system, noting that while it’s often made available to criminals who commit sexual and violent assault, the same treatment wasn’t applied to them.

In discussing the current climate of politics, Lich said that Canadians are facing a “mainstream media that has been completely bought and paid for,” while having to deal with increasing online censorship under the guise of “keeping children safe.”

Additionally, Lich and others are facing a $300 million proposed class action lawsuit from Ottawa residents regarding the protest’s horn honking and diesel fumes. 

However, she said that these problems are not unique to Canada and that it’s happening all over the world.

“This is what they are trying to do,” she said. “I see it everywhere, it’s to demoralize and bankrupt you, but I’m here to tell you that they picked on the wrong woman, and we’ll keep fighting.”

Alberta vows legal challenge despite Ottawa shifting net-zero timeline to 2050

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: X

Even though the federal government has walked back its target for a net-zero power grid by 2035, its clean electricity regulations are still unconstitutional, Alberta says.

The Liberals issued a news release Tuesday celebrating that 85% of Canada’s electricity is generated from clean sources such as hydropower, wind, solar, and nuclear.

The release confirmed that the Clean Electricity Regulations finalized on Tuesday aim to support Canada’s target of a net-zero economy by 2050. This is a notable change in stance from the federal government’s previous pledge to reach net-zero by 2035. 

In a joint statement, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf, and Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said despite the pivot, the regulations themselves are still unconstitutional as they intrude on the province’s domain.

“After years of watching the federal government gaslight Canadians about the feasibility of achieving a net-zero carbon grid by 2030, we are gratified to see Ottawa finally admit that the Government of Alberta’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral power grid by 2050 is a more responsible, affordable, and realistic target,” the statement said.

However, the praise was short-lived, as the statement continued by saying that the final regulations remain unconstitutional as they infringe on exclusive provincial jurisdiction. It added that the interim targets for 2035 will still make electricity unaffordable for Canadian families.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault touted that the Liberals’ regulations would cut energy bills, create more jobs, and save up to 55 million cars’ worth of tailpipe emissions from polluting Canadian air.

The Alberta government previously used the Sovereignty Act to shield the province from the Liberals’ mandated net-zero electricity grid by 2035.

The act was invoked following a national advertising campaign launched in 2023 by Alberta to warn Canadians about the federal net-zero emissions goal. Alberta similarly launched another nationwide advertising campaign against the federal cap on the oil and gas sector in the subsequent year.

“Alberta will therefore be preparing an immediate court challenge of these electricity regulations that we fully expect to win,” read the statement.

The Alberta government proposed that the Liberals instead abandon any attempts to regulate Alberta’s provincial power grid, which would interfere with its provincial governance.

A comprehensive report from the Canada Electricity Advisory Council highlighted that the 2035 deadline for a net-zero grid was “unrealistic and unattainable.” 

It showed that the energy transition could cost between $1.1 trillion and $2 trillion. The report recommended more flexibility and a renewed goal for carbon neutrality by 2050.

The Liberals cited the Canada Electricity Advisory Council’s study in their press release, among others, saying that they highlighted that clean electricity could lower bills and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Smith previously warned that the federal regulations would drive investment out of Alberta, making power more expensive. She also warned that a lack of baseload power from natural gas would lead to increased blackouts during extreme weather conditions. Alberta’s grid had seven power alerts during the cold months of 2022 and three in the summer of 2023.

The recently released Fall Economic Statement earmarks $35 billion in tax credits for clean electricity available to provinces and territories.

The statement said that an energy roadmap to achieving net-zero by 2050 will be completed by the end of 2026.

It also revealed a $62 billion deficit, over 50% more than the limit previously set out by Chrystia Freeland, with no plan to balance the budget.

The Liberals highlighted that all G7 countries have committed to achieving net-zero economies by 2050. The federal government said $60 billion in support would be available for electricity operators to build 21st-century electricity grids. The Clean Electricity Regulations do not apply to Canada’s territories.

London councillor’s pay suspended for “harassing” bureaucrat by tweeting quote from him

By
Noah Jarvis, True North Wire
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Source: City of London

A London city councillor is facing a 30-day pay suspension for a social media post quoting the deputy city manager and expressing concern with her city’s homelessness and encampment crisis.

Coun. Susan Stevenson, who is serving her first term on London’s city council, was the subject of a complaint made to the city’s integrity commissioner after she published a post on X (formerly Twitter) in which she quoted a comment deputy city manager Kevin Dickins made in a council meeting calling homeless encampments part of the “fabric” of communities.

“The encampment strategy is a long-term vision for our community on how we address encampments.  They are here to stay.  They are the fabric of every municipality now.  What is our strategy to support them and address them?” Dickins had said in the meeting.

The quote was added to a CTV News London article that Stevenson linked to and quoted on X, adding emojis to signal her disapproval. 

Stevenson has been a frequent critic of the city’s approach to addressing London’s homelessness crisis, often voicing her opposition to city plans and questioning city employees responsible for administering these plans.

After Stevenson quoted the deputy city manager on social media, Dickins filed a complaint to the integrity commissioner alleging that Stevenson was harassing him by persistently challenging him on the city’s approach to the homelessness crisis and by publicly disparaging him on social media.

After a months-long investigation, the integrity commissioner concluded that Stevenson had indeed harassed Dickins and that she ought to be punished with a 30-day pay suspension for the violation.

The integrity commissioner’s report specifically states that Stevenson editorialized Dickins’ quote by adding “provocative” emojis and unnecessarily included Dickins’ name in the post, amounting to public criticism and disparagement of the city employee.

The report also states that while Stevenson’s “words and tone may be moderated and sound respectful,” the “staff experience these statements” as “unfair and disrespectful.”

In an appearance on True North’s the Faulkner Show, Stevenson said she was merely attempting to advocate on behalf of the interests of her constituents and was not harassing anyone.

“This is an elected city councillor representing the dire needs of her constituents. And civic administration is saying that me advocating for my residents is harassment,” said Stevenson.

“Now we’ve got civic administration saying that I’m bullying and harassing even though the integrity commissioner says in the report my tone and words are moderated and I sound respectful but it’s being experienced as harassment and so they’re finding it to be a serious breach of the code.”

Stevenson announced this week that she would be seeking the federal Conservative Party of Canada nomination for London Centre, a riding currently held by the Liberals under the previous electoral map.

The Daily Brief | Trump continues to troll Canada

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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Source: Facebook

US President-elect Donald Trump criticized Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from cabinet, calling her “toxic” and mocking Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of America’s “51st state.”

Plus, tucked away in the Liberal government’s fall economic statement is a commitment to throw an additional nearly 600 million dollars over three years in taxpayer funds to confiscate guns from law-abiding firearms owners.

And a top NDP official has said his party is willing to defeat the Liberals in a confidence vote if Justin Trudeau hasn’t resigned by next February or March, a timeline that happens to coincide with leader Jagmeet Singh’s pension eligibility.

Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine!

Canadian dollar hits lowest point since start of pandemic

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: Flickr/Tom Magliery

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian dollar has dipped below 0.70 USD in value.

According to Bloomberg data, the value of the Canadian dollar dipped from 0.7025 USD Monday night to 0.6982 USD Tuesday morning. 

The last time the loonie fell below 0.70 USD was Mar. 20, 2020 when the economy was in freefall due to pandemic uncertainty and lockdowns shutting down commerce.

At the same time last year, the Canadian dollar was valued at 0.75 USD. According to Bloomberg, there was a 7.46% drop in value from the beginning of the year to the Tuesday low point.

Dismal as this is, the Canadian dollar is still far from its all-time low of 61.79 USD on Jan. 21, 2002.

This news comes after the abrupt resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday, just hours before she was set to deliver the fall economic statement. The government’s financial update revealed a $62 billion deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, a bounding leap over the so-called “guardrail” of $40 billion Freeland had set out earlier this year.

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Canada is facing down more uncertainty with the incoming American president, Donald Trump, having threatened a 25% tariff on Canadian imports into the United States. Trump takes office Jan. 20.

Macdonald-Laurier Institute fellow Jack Mintz told True North in an interview that political instability can impact the value of the Canadian dollar.

“Canada’s indebted to the rest of the world, so when we have political instability, they may be concerned that Canada will have problems repaying debt,” he said.

Mintz said the “big correction” in this year’s fall economic statement was “unusual.” Settlements paid to Indigenous groups were added to this year’s books, prompting defenders of the government’s spending to point out that these are one-time costs and not program spending.

“Another factor is international capital flows. If we’re taking on a lot of debt. Not much money is coming into the country, which would cause the Canadian dollar to fall,” Mintz said.

He said oil, one of Canada’s biggest exports, has also faced recent price declines due to global markets, which could also factor into the sudden dip in the value of the loonie. Any commodity on which Canada relies becoming less valuable will invariably affect the value of the dollar, Mintz pointed out.

Canada’s relatively lower interest rates than the U.S. mean that lenders would rather hold onto U.S. cash than Canadian. The gap between Canadian and U.S. bond yields remain large, with 10-year Canadian bonds granting 1.231% lower returns than those in the U.S.

Mintz said Canadian exporters are the main beneficiaries of the dollar dunk, as one U.S. dollar is about 1.43 CAD compared to last year’s 1.33 CAD.  Canadian exporters are making more money from their exports, but the costs will rise for anyone who has to import goods from other nations.

“This impacts both importers and exporters,” Mintz said. “Supply chains are international these days, so they bring in some parts from other countries that are going to be more expensive than they export, so they are going to have more competitive pressures as a result.”

Anyone travelling internationally, particularly to the U.S., is sure to feel the pinch whether on vacation or visiting family abroad, as the price difference will likely be noticeable.

Mintz noted that Canada’s salary and income levels also dropped relative to the U.S., making an American salary even more attractive.

“(The value gap) also discourages people from the U.S. coming to Canada. They’ll want their employers to pay higher salaries to make up for the differences between Canadian and US salaries,” he said. “So it might be good for some parts of the economy if you’re exporting, but generally, it’s bad news for everybody else.”

Liberals announce $1.3B border security plan to ward off Trump tariffs 

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: Facebook

The Trudeau government announced a suite of new measures to protect Canada’s southern border, including 24/7 surveillance with the use of “helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers.”

“Our new border plan, backed an investment of $1.3 billion dollars, will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration,” said newly-appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday.  

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.

The newly promised “strike force” is in response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada as a punitive measure for the Liberals’ failure to address border security concerns. 

Trump has expressed concerns about the high volume irregular migrants and drugs, particularly fentanyl, that has been entering the U.S. from Canada in recent years. 

“To detect and address fentanyl and its precursors, we will invest in new technology, tools and human resources,” said LeBlanc, who is still serving as Minister of Public Safety. 

“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.”

According to LeBlanc, the government will also invest in the RCMP’s deployment of “a new aerial intelligence task force” that will “provide round-the-clock surveillance of ports of entry and complement existing foot and vehicle patrols” using helicopters, drones and mobile towers.

The government also intends to expand authority to border officers, allowing them to legislatively inspect exports in the same manner that they may currently inspect imports, with the aim of cracking down on the exportation of illicit drugs.  

In an effort to better communications with U.S. authorities, LeBlanc said the government is proposing to its American partners, “the creation of a new North American joint strike force to target transnational organized crime.”

Immigration Minister Marc Miller also proposed putting an end to the practice known as “flagpoling,” which involves people entering the U.S. from Canada with no intention of spending any time there. 

Something they do only to immediately return via the U.S.-Canada border to gain access to quicker visa processing times than they would have initially faced in Canada. 

This loophole has been a bone of contention between the countries for some time.

“Flagpoling uses up valuable resources at both sides of the border,” said Miller on Tuesday. “When this change comes into effect, temporary residents already in Canada will have to apply online to extend their stay and flagpoling will no longer be an option.”

However, when it came to providing any timeline regarding the new plan’s implementation, or if such resources would be readily available, no details were given. 

When asked how many helicopters would be available to begin enforcing enhanced surveillance, RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme told reporters, “I can’t just buy a helicopter but there are processes where you can rent a helicopter and we’re exploring every facet that we can.”

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