“We will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada-US Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering,” Trudeau said. “I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl, and we will be backing it with C$200 million. The proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together.”
On Monday morning, Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 soldiers to its northern border. Mexico City and Washington also plan to use the month to hash out further arrangements. The tariffs against Canada and Mexico were planned for Tuesday.
Canada and the US, sharing the longest undefended border in the world, have backed from the brink of shattering a C$1.3 trillion a year trade and security relationship that’s stretches back to the time of fur skins and canoes. Much of it today is in natural resources like minerals, oil and…
