Premier Andrew Furey says securing the borders with the United States is a good idea. Not because of the threat of US tariffs, but because it will benefit the security of all Canadians.

US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports was top of the agenda at a meeting of Canada’s Premier’s in Toronto yesterday.

Furey says people “shouldn’t subscribe to the Trump narrative” that border security is a “uni-directional problem.”

Furey says the borders should be strengthened, but not just because Trump is calling for it. He says there are far more drugs coming into Canada from the United States than the other way around. “It is important that we secure the borders for the protection, the security, and the sovereignty of a proud and strong Canada.”