Published February 7, 2025 at 12:46 pm
Last Updated February 7, 2025 at 2:54 pm
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is criticizing the federal government over the time it’s taking to appoint what he calls a border czar.
Ford said Friday the Trump administration has made it clear that security along the Canada-U.S. border must be tightened, and the Ontario party leader wants Canada to move more quickly.
Speaking on the provincial campaign trail today in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ford said he’s sick and tired of politicians talking but not acting.
“The federal government says we’re going to get a border czar. That’s what the Trump administration wants,” Ford said. “What takes four days to figure this out? Announce a border czar.”
Early this week, the government said it would name a “fentanyl czar” to engage with the U.S. and improve efforts to counter the manufacture and trafficking of the deadly drug.
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