Canada will deploy helicopters, drones to border after Trump tariff threat

[KARAH RUCKER]

CANADA IS BEEFING UP ITS BORDER SECURITY – BRINGING IN HELICOPTERS DRONES AND MORE PERSONNEL –

THE MOVE COMING JUST DAYS AFTER PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU MET WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP –

WHO THREATENED HIGH TARIFFS IF CANADA DIDN’T DO MORE TO SECURE THE BORDER.

CANADA’S PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER “DOMINIC LEBLANC” ANNOUNCED CANADA WILL SOON DEPLOY HELICOPTERS AND DRONES AT ITS BORDER WITH THE U.S. –

AS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO ADDRESS TRUMP’S CONCERNS OVER FENTANYL PRODUCTION AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

TRUMP AND TRUDEAU ALONG WITH OTHER OFFICIALS MET OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND  –

TRUMP THREATENING TO IMPOSE A 25 PERCENT TARIFF ON ALL CANADIAN IMPORTS UNLESS CANADA TAKES STRONGER ACTION TO CURB THE FLOW OF DRUGS AND MIGRANTS INTO THE U.S.

LEBLANC TELLING “CBC NEWS” CHANGES ARE COMING QUICKLY.

“We also discussed additional measures and visible measures that we were going to put in place over the coming weeks 

“We’re going to look to procure for example additional drones, additional police helicopters, we’re going to redeploy personnel.

LEBLANC SAYS CANADA HAS ALREADY SPENT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BORDER SECURITY AND BELIEVES THE BORDER TO ALREADY BE SECURE.

BUT ADDED CANADA SHARES COMMON GOALS ON INCREASING BORDER SECURITY.

WHILE THE U.S. EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER DRUGS AND MIGRANTS AT THE BORDER –

CANADA SAYS THEY ARE SIMILARLY CONCERNED BUT OVER **GUNS BEING SMUGGLED FROM AMERICA INTO CANADA.

IN A SEPARATE DISCUSSION – LEBLANC SPOKE WITH HOWARD LUTNICK –

TRUMP’S PICK FOR TREASURE SECRETARY – ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED TARIFFS.

TARIFFS THAT TRUDEAU REPORTEDLY SAID WOULD “KILL THE CANADIAN ECONOMY” GIVEN THE U.S. IS CANADA’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER, WITH AMERICAN IMPORTS ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF CANADA’S EXPORTS.

LEBLANC SAYS THE INCOMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND CANADA’S GOVERNMENT ARE IN “CONTINUED TALKS” AND “MORE CHANGES WILL BE REVEALED IN THE COMING WEEKS.”