December 18, 2024 | Joe Blackstone | Leave a comment From the BBC’s reporting today, it sounds like Canada is now giving Trump what he wants. From the BBC’s coverage: Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint “strike force” to target transnational organised crime. Announcing details of the plan, Canada’s minister of finance and intergovernmental affairs said the federal government would devote C$1.3bn ($900m; £700m) to the plan. The measures “will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration while ensuring the free flow of people and goods that are at the core of North America’s prosperity”, Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Tuesday. This is literally exactly what Trump has been asking for. You can read the full article here.