Kevin Brosseau, newly announced as Canada's "Fentanyl Czar", and a former deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who most recently was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's deputy national security and intelligence advisor, poses in an undated photograph in O...
I just announced Canada’s new Fentanyl Czar, Kevin Brosseau. With over 20 years of RCMP experience, he’ll accelerate our efforts to detect, disrupt, and dismantle the fentanyl trade.— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 11, 2025 Here’s what to know about Brosseau. Where is Brosseau...
In Manitoba, McGuinty said the “fentanyl czar” would be a liaison between Canada and the U.S. on cross-border efforts to stop the trafficking of the drug, the Canadian Press reported. The role is part of the $1.3 billion border plan announced by the Canadian government at the end of...
Canada this month created a new fentanyl czar to coordinate the fight against smuggling of the deadly opioid, appointing senior intelligence official Kevin Brosseau to the post. Ottawa also has reclassified drug cartels as terrorist entities and has deployed drones, helicopters ...
Canada has named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar.
even in a border state like Idaho. Less than1%of fentanyl seized at the border is from Canada, while almost9,600 kilogramswere seized at the Mexican border last year. Canada took the claim seriously enough to appoint its own"fentanyl czar"to make sure that drugs seized from the North doesn...
Both President-elect Donald Trump and incoming "border czar" Tom Homan cite inflated figures, with Trump often makes a misleading connection between migrants illegally crossing the border and the flow of fentanyl.
Fentanyl National Expert / Former White House Homelessness Czar / Senior Fellow Discovery Institute Dr. Robert Marbut is a Fentanyl Expert who has worked on issues of illicit drugs, such as Fentanyl, and homelessness for four decades: first as chief of staff to San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisnero...
It’s possible that the role of “fentanyl czar” would be similar to that of Trump’s“border czar” Tom Homan, who was appointed in November. The position involves being in charge of American borders, “including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime...
“We’re moving forward now.” Appointing a so-called fentanyl czar was one of the promises Trudeau made following a second phone call with Trump, who over the weekend signed an order to impose 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, with only...