Premiers Urge Ottawa to Address Border Security in Wake of Trump’s 25 Percent Tariff Pledge

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters as Canada's premiers hold a press conference to close the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on July 17, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

Canada’s premiers are calling on Ottawa to tighten border security after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods if illegal immigration isn’t reined in.

Trump said both Canada and Mexico have failed to address the problem of illegal immigration through their borders into the United States.