RCMP Looks to Redeploy 25 Percent of Eastern Region Workforce, Including to Border

RCMP Looks to Redeploy 25 Percent of Eastern Region Workforce, Including to Border
Asylum seekers try to beat the deadline to cross the border at Roxham Road from New York into Canada on March 24, 2023, in Champlain, New York. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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The RCMP says it’s looking to redeploy up to one-quarter of its eastern region workforce to areas considered an operational priority, including to the Canada-U.S. border.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump pledged this week to impose 25-percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports until more is done to stem illegal border crossings and drug trafficking.