Sam Cooper

Late Tuesday, Justin Trudeau’s administration appointed former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau as Canada’s new “fentanyl czar”—a role created as part of a last-minute deal to avert a major trade war with the United States.

As the government’s lead on the file, Brosseau is tasked with working closely with U.S. counterparts and law enforcement agencies to “accelerate Canada’s ongoing work to detect, disrupt, and dismantle the fentanyl trade,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.

“The scourge of fentanyl must be wiped from the face of the Earth, its production must be shut down, and its profiteers must be punished,” the statement continued.

Brosseau, who recently served as deputy national security and intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, reportedly brings extensive experience in drug enforcement and organized crime investigations.

“His demonstrated expertise tackling drug trafficking, organized crime networks, and other national security threats will bring tremendous value to this position,” the government statement added.

Financial Fallout: Banks Face Heightened Scrutiny

While the Fentanyl Czar is a major pillar of Trudeau’s promised plan, the most controversial measures are yet to come, including a plan to designate cartels as terrorist organizations. Experts believe that this move could have sweeping impacts on Canada’s financial sector.

Canadian banks, which have long faced criticism for weak anti-money laundering enforcement, may soon face heightened scrutiny, stricter compliance measures, and increased risk exposure. The new designation could lead to U.S. law enforcement aggressively tracking cartel-linked transactions in Canada, with potential repercussions for financial institutions that fail to act.

The Fentanyl Czar appointment is part of a broader $1.3 billion border security plan, which includes:

• New helicopters and advanced surveillance technology
• Increased personnel at critical border points
• Closer coordination with U.S. agencies to disrupt fentanyl trafficking

“I just had a good call with President Trump,” Trudeau wrote on February 3, announcing that his administration had secured a temporary reprieve from U.S. trade penalties. “Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.”

Trudeau also outlined plans to:

• Designate cartels as terrorist organizations
• Implement 24/7 surveillance of high-risk border crossings
• Launch a Canada–U.S. Joint Strike Force targeting organized crime and money laundering
• Sign a new $200 million intelligence directive focused on fentanyl

With Trump’s sweeping 25% tariffs on Canadian exports still looming, the coming weeks will test whether Ottawa’s promised fentanyl crackdown satisfies Washington—or if Canada’s financial institutions and urban real estate markets, deeply exposed to fentanyl money laundering according to U.S. and Canadian experts, become the next battleground.

More to come.

From LifeSiteNews

By Clare Marie Merkowsky

“How is there no conflict of interest with Mary Simon, especially? This is very similar to Freeland sitting on the WEF board?”

Canada’s governor general, who is keeping Parliament closed on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is a member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, an organization named after Justin’s father that was founded in part by his family.  

According to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation website, Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, who has been keeping Parliament suspended at the request of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is a mentor for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.  

The website lists Simon as a “champion of the social, economic, and human rights of Canadian Inuit people, she shares with the Foundation community the experience she acquired in senior leadership positions in various land claims organizations.”  

The Trudeau Foundation labels itself as “an independent and non-partisan charity established in 2001 as a living memorial to the former prime minister.” However, the foundation is under investigation after it received a large donation alleged to be connected to the Chinese Communist Party. 

Simon now serves as Canada’s Governor General, the federal representative of the Canadian monarch. As such, Trudeau’s request to suspend Parliament to allow for a Liberal leadership race was approved by Simon before taking affect. 

Parliament has now been closed for over a month, since January 6, and is scheduled to remain closed until March 24, despite calls from both Canadians and politicians to reopen the legislature.  

Currently, Canada is unable to fully address issues facing Canadians, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Regardless of this, Trudeau has refused to reopen Parliament, a decision enabled by Simon.  

Many online have pointed out that Simon’s role in the Foundation could cause conflict of interest when dealing with Trudeau.  

“Friendly reminder that the Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, is a member of the Trudeau Foundation,” one user wrote on X. “Has any Member of Parliament raised this as an issue of conflict of interest?”  

“The Trudeau foundation along with Trudeau must be investigated,” another declared. 

“How is there no conflict of interest with Mary Simon, especially? This is very similar to Freeland sitting on the WEF board?” he questioned.  

In addition to being a mentor for the Trudeau foundation, records reveal that the Trudeau government increased Simon’s 2025 salary to $378,000 following the $15,200 increase. Simon’s salary has increased by $49,300 since she took office in 2021.   

“Can anyone in government explain how Canadians are getting more value from the governor general, because her taxpayer-funded salary just increased by more than $1,200 a month,” Canadian Taxpayer Federation Federal Director Franco Terrazzano said.