Canada has answered U.S. demands on border security, public safety minister says [Video]

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty (left) and Canada’s newly appointed “fentanyl czar” Kevin Brosseau speak to reporters outside the White House ahead of meetings in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday Canada has acted on U.S. concerns about border security and fentanyl trafficking — even as U.S. President Donald Trump insists economy-wide tariffs will go ahead next week as planned.

“Any test that was put on this country, on Canada, in terms of showing progress and meeting standards for the border — I believe those have been met,” McGuinty said outside of the White House.

Canadian law enforcement and border officials joined McGuinty and Canada’s newly appointed “fentanyl czar” Kevin Brosseau in the U.S. capital this week to make a final diplomatic push against the tariffs.

Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all …