Not only does less than 1% of the fentanyl entering the US come from Canada, it’s up to the US border patrol to seize it not Canada. The Canadian border patrol is busy preventing American guns from entering into their country.
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The Canadian border patrol is very efficient
Anyone who has driven across their border knows this
What trump is doing is disrespectful and not truthful
Priority should be on stopping China from producing and distributing large quantities of the precursor chemicals needed to make fentanyl. They are using this as a means of attacking the country.
Prime Minister Trudeau pointed this out on Saturday night. He said a delegation of Canadians and Americans went to China to discuss halting the manufacture of these chemicals. Which makes it even more odd that China was only hit with 10% tariffs.
Apparently more people on the ‘terrorist watch list’ come thru the border w/ Canada ( 1,000) than the Mexican border (500) over the past 4 yrs ( this is according to @chriscuomo.bsky.social last night)
Monday’s cuomo show is where I got the numbers - I’m repeating it and didn’t go search of his sources or other searches. I clicked on my link and it was Chris cuomo
The answer is not one Trump wants to hear, especially since it's MAGAs behind those shipments. And I'd say fentanyl travels in both directions across the border...
Fentanyl comes into the US mostly by its own citizens at Port of entries. The rest comes on cargo ships from China at ports. If they would have passed the bipartisan border bill they would have the Fentanyl detectors there right now
Not in Canada. There were about 280 gun deaths in Canada in 2023, compared to about 6000 opioid-related deaths. I don’t know the exact stats, but fentanyl was involved in most of them.
I summer in Maine, close to the Canadian border. Every time I cross they ask me how many guns I have. When I respond with 0 - they tell me that’s unusual
exactly what I answered to someone who said any amount of fentanyl was unacceptable.
I asked if he ever crossed a border? Did he not notice that you don't get stopped leaving? You get stopped and checked entering!
I dont know it seems like all we need to do is take care of the addicts who consume all this fentanyl, no?
they did manage to quell the crack epidemic in the 90s and still lost the war on drugs.
If Americans weren't clamoring for illegal drugs, nobody would try to import them.
Trump, Con Jr., and Musk should set an example and just say no to ingesting addictive, illegal substances.
Bingo. And it's bad. We have also been the ones who have been ripped off by the current trade deals. Especially the last one he negotiated himself. Up is down, left is right, out is in. Just read it. He just concocts his own reality as he goes along. And his monkeys clap.
Ok no surprise, the tariffs aren't about fentanyl but why are we not using this as an opportunity to campaign against China for exporting 90% of the fentanyl precursor chemicals that are killing 2,500 Canadians per year + 70,000-80,000 Americans per year? I'm with you on the guns! they kill too
Prime Minister Trudeau spoke about that the other night saying Canada and the US had been working on that together, travelled to China, together, to address it. More proof it isn’t about fentanyl when trump’s Chinese tariffs are only 10%.
Yes, agreed it's not about tariffs but it has put fentanyl in the news so it's a good time for people and organizations to shame and pressure China to stop the illicit sale of the precursor chemicals.
Relying on politicians to pressure China to stop the illicit supply of fentanyl chemicals is just wishful thinking. There needs to be an international campaign by governments and people to shame and pressure China to stop the illicit supply.
I remember being in the car of manager crossing into Canada for a work effort. He had Texas plates still. Border guy to him: sir do you have firearms in this car? Me : 😳 WHAT?!?! (I was so innocent back then)
Yup. Drove into Canada with Texas plates one time and was pulled over while Canadian border guards completely searched my vehicle. Scared the crap out of me, though we had nothing to hide. 😊❤️
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Anyone who has driven across their border knows this
What trump is doing is disrespectful and not truthful
Frances,I'm a Frances also!
By a lot.
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023PSSG0008-000109
I asked if he ever crossed a border? Did he not notice that you don't get stopped leaving? You get stopped and checked entering!
they did manage to quell the crack epidemic in the 90s and still lost the war on drugs.
Trump, Con Jr., and Musk should set an example and just say no to ingesting addictive, illegal substances.
The “ welcome mat” has been put away
Never had I been asked that question.