Seems it was a waste of our time and money. If anything, Canada should be asking the USA to increase their own border security as guns and drugs come into Canada at a much larger scale. And why even have a fentanyl czar etc if none of our actions will stop the tariffs? This was never about the border or drugs but Trump said jump and Canada asked How high?

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    21 hours ago

    We allocated $1.3b in early December as a response to Trump’s initial tariff threat.

    Monday’s 270-page budget document outlined key new expenditures including C$1.3 billion for border agencies over six years, an attempt to avert Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs unless the flow of migrants and fentanyl over the crossing is halted.

    We budged.

    I don’t think it was the wrong choice, but I don’t think it had the desired effect.

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      20 hours ago

      I see the other side of that where we’re upping border control in case Trump decides he wants to invade. That’s not a bad thing.