| Ryuu96 said: Tariffs delayed until Tuesday. "Canadian press is reporting the 25% tariff on Canada will be on “virtually all goods” starting on Tuesday. Oil will be tariffs at 10%. Reports says the tariffs will stay in place until Trump is satisfied Canada is doing enough to stop the flow of fentanyl." The flow of less than 1% of fentanyl, Lol. |
I've heard Tuesday here since last week, did he try to speed it up to Saturday? 3 days doesn't matter anyway.
We have our own fentanyl problem
https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids-stimulants/
And doing plenty about it, but not by imposing tarrifs on countries (Mexico, India, China) where finished products and precursor chemicals come from.
Busting labs inside the country but also by addressing the source
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids/federal-actions/overview.html
- On October 11, 2024, the Government launched a call for proposals for the Emergency Treatment Fund. The fund was announced in Budget 2024 ($150 million over three years) and is open to municipalities and Indigenous communities. It aims to provide a rapid response to emergent, critical needs related to the illegal toxic drug and overdose crisis. The first call for proposals closed on November 8, 2024 and applications are being reviewed
- Launched the Canadian Drug and Substance Watch, an innovative surveillance tool with early warning capabilities, that helps monitor, predict and respond to the rise of new and emerging psychoactive substances
- Launched the Youth Mental Health Fund with $500 million in funding over five years to help younger Canadians access the mental health care they need
- Released the most recent national data on opioid- and stimulant-related deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits and Emergency Medical Services responses in collaboration with provinces and territories
- Updated modelling projections on opioid-related deaths to June 2025 to understand and plan for potential scenarios
Since 2017, the Government has committed over $1 billion, in addition to the Bilateral Agreements with provinces, directly to address the illegal toxic drug and overdose crisis;
It's just a distraction, citing drug crisis. And Fentanyl alone became 'popular' due to cracking down on other drugs. And the next one is already showing up. https://www.utmb.edu/mdnews/podcast/episode/even-worse-than-fentanyl Nitazenes.
Fix the cause, go after big pharma for getting people addicted to opioid pain medications, educate, give people alternatives and better ways to deal with their problems. Solve the problems that drive people to drug use.
So far cracking down on drugs has only led to more and more dangerous drugs showing up.
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