The federal government will make an announcement on new border security measures today, CTV News has learned.
Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc – who is temporarily also maintaining the public safety portfolio until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his cabinet – and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller are expected to be there, sources say.
Moving on new border measures comes after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports unless Canada halts the flow of illegal drugs and migrants over the shared border.
In Monday’s fall economic statement, the federal government earmarked a $1.3-billion border security package with money rolling to several agencies and organizations, including the Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP, without revealing the specifics of the plan.
More to come…
With files from CTV News’ Judy Trinh and Rachel Aiello
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