New fentanyl data undercuts White House’s portrayal of Canada’s role in U.S. drug crisis

Barely more than one-10th of 1 per cent of fentanyl seizures at the northern border have been positively attributed to Canada by the United States border agency, according to new data released to The Globe and Mail.The figures, which were obtained through American freedom-of-information laws, reveal that border officials track the origin of the drugs they seize in what they call the northern border region – an area that comprises 34 states. In fiscal 2024, the data show that 99.87 per cent of the fentanyl they recovered was linked to either Mexico or the United States, or had unknown origins. Fentanyl identified as coming from Canada amounted to 0.74 pounds – or 0.13 per cent. The data exclude seizures still under investigation, including at least one case U.S. authorities have connected to Canada.