Canadas new border plan includes strike force, aerial surveillance – National [Video]

The Canadian government says it is proposing a joint strike force and an “around the clock” aerial surveillance unit for ports of entry as part of its plan to tackle issues at the U.S.-Canada border amid growing pressure from president-elect Donald Trump.

The planned North American joint strike force is one of several announcements that came from the government’s fall economic statement, which saw $1.3 billion announced for added border security measures.

Alongside the task force, which Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said could include dedicated synthetic drug units and support in operational surges, Ottawa also proposed investing in the deployment by the RCMP of a new aerial surveillance task force.

This force would include helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers to provide “around the clock” surveillance between ports of entry, though a timeline for them is unclear.

That’s among other measures like expanding the Canada Border Services Agency’s mandate and sharing more information with Americans about sex …