The head of the Canada Border Services Agency says it’s not clear what more Canada could offer to the United States to once again avoid the imposition of punishing tariffs on Tuesday, even as a senior U.S. Cabinet member said Sunday that Canada has “done a reasonable job” of securing the border.
Canadian authorities have pledged a series of measures in response to criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump about the cross-border movement of fentanyl and migrants into the U.S. Ottawa said it will spend $1.3-billion over six years on a border plan that includes more dogs, scanners, drones and helicopters. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau to the newly created post of fentanyl czar last month.
