Canada announces new border rules following Trump tariff threat
Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx5p41696po.amp
Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country's US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint "strike force" to target transnational organised crime.
The pledge follows a threat from President-elect Donald Trump to impose, when he takes office in January, a 25% tariff on Canadian goods if the country does not secure its shared border to the flow of irregular migrants and illegal drugs.
Economists say such tariffs could strike a blow to Canada's economy.
Announcing details of the plan, Canada's minister of finance and intergovernmental affairs said the federal government would devote C$1.3bn ($900m; £700m) to the plan.
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And then eating the pigeons! 
There are some fine Canadian actors and performers working in the US, as well as excellent ice hockey players. Over the years some of our best students and young people have moved to Canada, hoping to get a fresh start in a better place.
Chump can't stop Canadians from coming here. Why would he want to?
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