Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Finance Dominic LeBlanc announced that the government will allocate USD 900 million for this purpose. – Means they will secure our border against the flow of illicit funds and illegal migration, while ensuring the free movement of people and goods that are the basis of prosperity North America – he pointed out.
As he pointed out, the plan will cover five pillarsincluding: ending the fentanyl trade, introducing new law enforcement tools, improving coordination with American services, greater exchange of information and limiting traffic at the border.
Before Donald Trump threatened that If You have i Mexico they will not strengthen the tightness of their borderswill not stop the scale of migration and the flow of illegal funds, the USA will introduce 25 percent. tariffs on products from these countries.
According to economists, the introduction of such a duty could hit the Canadian economy significantlyleading to the collapse of many companies.
Canadian officials after “preliminary” talks with the “border tsar”
Dominic LeBlanc also announced that together with officials has already had a preliminary conversation about new solutions with “Trump's upcoming border czar.”
I'm talking about Tom Homanwho was elected by the president-elect position of director responsible for migration policy.
Homan is the former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, nicknamed by the media “future tsar of borders” Trump's announcement shows that Homan has been tasked with overseeing border security, but will also be responsible for “deporting foreigners illegally staying in the country.”
Canada. Sudden dismissal. In the background there is a dispute between the minister and the prime minister
As the BBC points out, the politician's statement about the border plan appeared on his first day as finance minister.
On Monday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned. LeBlanc, the current Minister of Public Security, has become the new head of the Ministry. The reason for resignation was dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the further direction of economic policy.
“In recent weeks, we have disagreed on the best path forward for Canada,” she wrote in a letter to the prime minister. She also noted that in the face of Trump's announcement to increase tariffs the country's finances must be secured. “Meaning avoiding costly political tricksthat we cannot afford,” she emphasized.