The Canadian government has proposed CAD 1.3 billion (USD 913.05 million) for border security after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Ottawa.
The border security spending mentioned above is a small part of Canada's fall economic report, released on December 16th. Recently, US President-elect Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico unless those countries stop the flow of migrants and illegal drug trafficking at the border into Washington.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal Party conference in Ottawa on December 16, 2024.
"This money will be transferred to Public Safety Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, the Communications Security Agency and the Royal Canadian Police," Reuters quoted a Canadian statement as saying.
According to the statement, the Canadian government plans to introduce legal amendments to the Customs Act to grant the Canada Border Services Agency new powers to inspect exported goods. Previously, Ottawa acknowledged its limitations in preventing migrants from crossing the border, while also committing to deploying more police and technology to target those crossing the border.
Over the past 12 months, U.S. border patrol forces have apprehended more than 23,000 migrants near the Canada-U.S. border, double the number from the previous year. Canadian police say they have installed more cameras and sensors in the border area over the past four years.
China, Mexico, and Canada issued warnings after Trump threatened to raise tariffs on his first day in office.
In another development, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on December 16 after disagreements with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over issues related to how to handle potential US tariffs.
Ms. Freeland stated that the threat of new U.S. tariffs was a serious danger. According to Reuters, citing her resignation letter, Ms. Freeland dismissed Prime Minister Trudeau's spending increase as a "political ploy" that could harm Ottawa's ability to cope with the 25% import tariffs that U.S. President-elect Trump has announced he will impose.
Reuters noted that the resignation of Freeland, a former Canadian deputy prime minister, is one of the biggest crises Trudeau has faced since taking office in November 2015. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, a member of Trudeau's inner circle, was quickly appointed finance minister.
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