After Canada unveiled its plan to secure the border with the United States, Mr. Trump’s transition team attributed the action to the president elect.

The government has pledged a joint task force and aerial surveillance, as well as a host of other measures.

As the threat of 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports persists, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump insists Canada should be cracking down on fentanyl making its way across the border.