Premiers Push Ottawa to Immediately Name ‘Fentanyl Czar’

Premiers Push Ottawa to Immediately Name ‘Fentanyl Czar’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the press at Triple M Metal in Brampton, Ont., on Feb. 1, 2025. The Canadian Press/Eduardo Lima
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The premiers of Ontario and Alberta are urging Ottawa to swiftly appoint a “fentanyl czar,” a key condition of the 30-day tariff reprieve granted by the United States.

“Americans and the Trump administration are saying, secure our border. My question again to Prime Minister Trudeau, where is the fentanyl czar?” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said during a Feb. 8 press conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake.