Carney announces sweeping plan to crack down on crime, strengthen the border [Video]

Liberal Leader Mark Carney laid out his party’s public safety plan on Thursday, promising to crack down on gangs, protect children, reduce intimate partner violence and tackle the illegal flow of drugs and guns coming from the United States. 

“Tariffs are not the only American policies that are threatening our economy and our society. They’re also threatening the safety of our communities,” Carney said during a campaign stop in Brampton, Ont.

“Criminals are taking advantage of irresponsible American gun laws, and their weak border enforcement, to bring illegal guns into Canada.”

Carney also said large U.S.-based online platforms have become “seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate in all its forms” and that those platforms are being used by criminals to harm Canadians, especially children. 

“My government will act,” Carney said. “Today we’re announcing our plan to fight crime, to protect Canadians and to build communities that are safe, …