Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Colin Freeze
Publication Date: March 3, 2025 - 06:00
RCMP Commissioner says ‘no data’ that fentanyl is moving south in mass quantities
March 3, 2025
The head of the RCMP says he sees no evidence that significant volumes of fentanyl from Canada are being smuggled into the United States.The deadly opioid is a pressing Canadian problem, RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme says. However, he stressed that he is not aware of numbers that show fentanyl is crossing south in what U.S. President Donald Trump calls massive quantities to justify threats of tariffs on this country. The levies on all Canadian imports could be announced as soon as Tuesday.
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Premier Tim Houston promised in 2021 to give the commissioner's office order-making power but has since reversed course.
March 3, 2025 - 13:00 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
President Donald Trump will meet with his advisers Monday before making his decision about imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, with the United States still concerned the countries have not done enough to stem the flow of fentanyl across the border, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says.Mr. Lutnick, who mused this weekend that tariffs might not be as high as 25 per cent as originally planned, told CNN Monday that Mr. Trump will meet with his team before making his decision on Canada and Mexico.
March 3, 2025 - 12:51 | Laura Stone, Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail
Canada is preparing for U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the country with potentially devastating tariffs on Tuesday, but the federal government and the premiers say they are in the dark about what will actually materialize and how high those promised levies will be.
March 3, 2025 - 12:50 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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