Trump, Canada and fentanyl

Canada appoints fentanyl czar, fulfilling Trump's request amid tariff threats
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau to serve as the country's fentanyl czar on Tuesday following President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say
Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins said there were 21 large fentanyl seizures at the Mexican border for every one along the Canadian border.
Canada's 'fentanyl czar' will be appointed before Trump's tariff pause ends: public safety minister
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Canada's new "fentanyl czar" will be appointed before U.S. President Donald Trump's next deadline for imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods.
Former Mountie named as Canada’s fentanyl czar in reply to Trump’s tariff threats
The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of fentanyl.
Trump's Canada, Mexico, China tariffs suspend loophole behind fentanyl shipments
President Donald Trump's new tariff orders against Canada, Mexico and China all contain clauses suspending a duty-free exemption for low-value shipments below $800 that is widely seen as a loophole that has allowed shipments of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals into the United States.
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
Canada has named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar
Former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau appointed as Canada's fentanyl czar
A czar has been appointed. To crack down on illegal fentanyl trade at the Canada-U-S border. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau for the role today. He's a former senior RCMP. Tricia Kindleman is here on set and has more on this breaking news.
What difficulties lie ahead for Canada's new fentanyl czar? | Canada Tonight
Former RCMP officer Sherry Benson-Podolchuk discusses what skills former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau might need to succeed in his new role as Canada's fentanyl czar, along with some of the challenges that come with policing the Canada-U.
Reality-checking the tariff fentanyl crackdown
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Canada says it will appoint 'fentanyl czar' to avoid Trump tariff threats
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Canada didn't propose 100% tariff on Teslas, but a candidate for prime minister did
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Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
The opioid crisis in 2023, amid the Biden administration, cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion, according to a Council of Economic ...