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Canada will increase spending on emergency border measures to CA$1.5 billion (approximately US$1.036 billion), appoint a border czar and designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations, as part of a deal to secure a 30-day reprieve from tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump.

The announcement was made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, after he had two telephone conversations with Trump on Monday, hours before the 25% tariffs were to take effect.

Canada had announced a CA$1.5 billion (about US$898 million) border plan to stem illegal immigration to the US and the flow of the deadly drug fentanyl.

Those measures came into effect after Trump's original threats in this regard soon after he was elected President in November 2016. On Monday, Trudeau announced an additional CA$200 million (about US$138 million) allocated in this regard, which he described as a "deal" with Trump.

In a post on Truth Social, Trudeau said the tariffs announced on Saturday "will be in effect for a 30-day period."

Canada has agreed to ensure a secure Northern Border and to finally end the scourge of drugs like fentanyl that have been pouring into our country, killing hundreds of thousands of Canadians, while destroying families and communities across our country.