Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on Canada.
The plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as tightening visa rules and working with provincial law enforcement, Poilievre told a news conference on Sunday.
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With gridlock in Parliament set to continue, Poilievre said Conservatives 91裸聊视频渨ill make accommodations to quickly pass a border plan if it goes towards fixing Trudeau91裸聊视频檚 broken border.91裸聊视频�
He said Canada should also cap the number of asylum seekers as it faces a significant influx in refugee claims.
Canada had nearly 250,000 refugee claims in the queue as of Sept. 30, 2024, having approved more than 33,000 claims between January and the end of September.
In all of 2023, Canada accepted 37,000 refugee claims, and in 2022, it accepted 28,000.
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Trump has threatened to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico unless the two countries stop illegal border crossings and prevent illicit drugs such as fentanyl from entering the United States.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Friday, a meeting the president-elect later described as 91裸聊视频渧ery productive.91裸聊视频�
Sources said Trudeau and Trump discussed trade, border security, Ukraine, NATO, icebreakers, the Middle East and the Group of Seven meeting in Alberta next year.
Trump91裸聊视频檚 presidential inauguration is scheduled for Jan. 20.
