shot. Tourism from Canada is down 70%, for instance, and there really isn't a benefit for the US in this. It's almost all making things worse.
Something we are keenly aware of here is that the President only has the ability to act unilaterally in a crisis. Which is why they keep saying this is about the border. But it simply isn't. the Globe & Mail JUST printed something that is even more damning than the 43 lbs.
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.
The figures call into question the Trump administration’s basis for declaring a national emergency over fentanyl “pouring” across the northern border, which unlocked special powers to unilaterally impose tariffs on Canadian goods, and whether the information was communicated to the White House. It also casts yet more doubt on the degree to which Canadian fentanyl is a culprit in the U.S. toxic drug crisis.
