Canada91裸聊视频檚 new fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau said Wednesday he will bring an 91裸聊视频渋ntensity91裸聊视频� to efforts to eliminate the drug91裸聊视频檚 scourge on both sides of the border.

Brosseau, who was named to the role Tuesday afternoon, spent his first full day on the job Wednesday touring a border point east of Kingston, near Lansdowne, Ont., alongside Public Safety Minister David McGuinty.

Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, said his mandate is to ensure that officials on both sides of the border, and in communities across Canada, are communicating effectively on their efforts to fight the fentanyl crisis.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 hoping to be able to bring an intensity to the work being carried out by the thousands of men and women in this country and the United States trying to deal with a real public safety and national security crisis,91裸聊视频� he said.

Brosseau spent more than 20 years with the RCMP, including as deputy commissioner and as the commanding officer in Manitoba. More recently he was the deputy national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister.

His new position was created by Ottawa in response to U.S. President Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 threat earlier this month to impose broad-based 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, tied to what he claimed was a lack of effort by the two countries on fighting the fentanyl trade. He delayed those levies until at least March 4 in response to border security commitments from both countries.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that it intercepted 19 kilograms of fentanyl near the northern border between October 2023 and September 2024, less than one per cent of fentanyl seized by U.S. border guards in that period.

Just 0.2 grams of fentanyl can deliver a fatal dose.

Brosseau said he is committed to reducing the amount of fentanyl heading south.

91裸聊视频淕etting the number to zero is in fact the goal, and should be our goal,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淭his is a national security and a public safety crisis. We should be focused on eliminating the scourge that is fentanyl in this country and in the United States.91裸聊视频�

He said that if he could send a message to Trump, it would be that his appointment demonstrates how seriously Canada takes the fentanyl crisis.

Brosseau said he spoke with Canada91裸聊视频檚 Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman Tuesday night and they discussed setting up meetings in Washington D.C. 91裸聊视频渧ery, very soon.91裸聊视频�

Brosseau spoke alongside Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, who said cool heads and a disciplined approach should prevail as Canada faces the threat of hefty U.S. tariffs on goods exported to the United States.

91裸聊视频淔our hundred thousand people a day cross that border, $3.25 billion a day in trade. There91裸聊视频檚 a lot at stake for our peoples in the United States and Canada,91裸聊视频� McGuinty said. 91裸聊视频淭here is a way to find our way forward.91裸聊视频�

The minister said a trade war would be a losing proposition for both countries.

While Trump cited fentanyl traffic and border security to justify his initial tariff threat, he also has complained frequently about the U.S. trade deficit with Canada and has said he wants Canada to become a U.S. state.

McGuinty said that Canada will continue to make progress on its border plan, which earmarked $1.5 billion in new spending in December and includes listing drug cartels as terrorist entities.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to proceed as we always have, with good faith and good will. There91裸聊视频檚 progress to be made,91裸聊视频� he said.

McGuinty did not say when cartels will be listed as terrorist entities in Canada.