Will Canada listing drug cartels as terrorists change anything? [Video]

The federal government is looking to list Mexican cartels as terrorists under Canadian law, but experts say there are a number of other groups heavily involved in the illicit drug market.

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose hefty tariffs on Canada and Mexico, in part over his apparent concerns that fentanyl and other drugs are pouring into the U.S. from those two countries.

While the amount of fentanyl that has been seized at the Canada-U.S. border is minor compared to the southern U.S. border, Ottawa struck a deal with Trump earlier this week to hold off on tariffs after making some last-minute additions to its border security offer.

Part of that deal included listing Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations under the Criminal Code.

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty suggested to reporters on Friday that “all criminal cartels” …