Canada will tighten border controls, Trudeau tells Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised US President-elect Donald Trump that Canada would toughen controls over the long undefended joint border, a senior Canadian official said on Dec 1.

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Mr Trudeau flew to Florida on Nov 29 to have dinner with Trump, who has promised to slap tariffs on Canadian imports unless Ottawa prevents migrants and drugs from crossing the frontier.

Canada sends 75 per cent of all goods and services exports to the US, and tariffs would badly hurt the economy.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who sat at the head table with Mr Trudeau and Trump, said the two men discussed additional security measures Canada would be introducing.