OTTAWA — Ontario Progressive Conservative Chief Doug Ford is criticizing the federal authorities over the time it is taking to nominate what he calls a border czar.
OTTAWA — Ontario Progressive Conservative Chief Doug Ford is criticizing the federal authorities over the time it is taking to nominate what he calls a border czar.
Ford stated Friday the Trump administration has made it clear that safety alongside the Canada-U.S. border should be tightened, and the Ontario social gathering chief desires Canada to maneuver extra shortly.
Talking on the provincial marketing campaign path right now within the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ford stated he is sick and uninterested in politicians speaking however not performing.
“The federal authorities says we’ll get a border czar. That is what the Trump administration desires,” Ford stated. “What takes 4 days to determine this out? Announce a border czar.”
Early this week, the federal government stated it might identify a “fentanyl czar” to interact with the U.S. and enhance efforts to counter the manufacture and trafficking of the lethal drug.
U.S. President Donald Trump just lately threatened to impose steep tariffs on Canada, citing the southbound stream of migrants and medicines, together with fentanyl.
Trump then agreed to a month-long pause on the tariffs whereas the U.S. assesses whether or not Canada’s latest actions fulfill his calls for.
U.S. border patrol statistics present that lower than one per cent of fentanyl seized is discovered on the northern border.
The federal authorities introduced a $1.3-billion plan in December to bolster safety and surveillance on the Canada-U.S. border.
It introduced further plans this week to nominate a fentanyl czar and to listing drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
— With a file from Allison Jones in Toronto
This report by Ontario Chronicle was first revealed Feb. 7, 2025.
Jim Bronskill, Ontario Chronicle
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