The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, announced that after a phone call with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, the imposition of tariffs has been postponed for a month, following Mexico's example. Trudeau explained in a statement that Canada has allocated over 1.3 billion dollars to its border plan, which includes the acquisition of new helicopters, technology, and personnel to improve coordination with the United States and combat fentanyl trafficking.
Together with the United States, Canada has made new commitments to fight organized crime and fentanyl. Trudeau mentioned that a fentanyl czar will be appointed, cartels will be included on the terrorist list, and surveillance at the border will be strengthened. Additionally, a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl has been signed, backed by 200 million dollars, and the proposed tariffs will be temporarily suspended while both nations work together.
On the other hand, the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, informed in her morning conference on February 3 that the tariffs announced by Trump for Mexico have been paused for a month after reaching various agreements. Among these agreements, the fight against arms trafficking from the United States and the deployment of 10,000 members of the National Guard at the northern border stand out.
Sheinbaum mentioned that high-powered weapons that illegally enter Mexico arm criminal groups, giving them significant firepower. She emphasized that the agreement reached with the United States promises good results for both countries.
