Canada appoints former Mountie

Canada appoints fentanyl czar, fulfilling Trump's request amid tariff threats
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau to serve as the country's fentanyl czar on Tuesday following President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
Canada on Tuesday named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar, hoping to show the U.S. it is working to prevent production and distribution of the synthetic opioid.
Prime Minister announces the appointment of Canada’s new Fentanyl Czar
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of Kevin Brosseau as Canada’s new Fentanyl Czar, effective immediately.
Former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau is Canada's new 'fentanyl czar'
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced that former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau will be taking on the job of working with Canada’s law enforcement agencies and their U.S. counterparts to eradicate the “scourge of fentanyl.”
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Former Mountie named as Canada’s fentanyl czar in reply to Trump’s tariff threats
The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of fentanyl.
Former Mountie Kevin Brosseau named as Canada's fentanyl czar
Ottawa has appointed former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau as Canada's new fentanyl czar on Tuesday. Brosseau will work closely with U.S. counterparts and law enforcement agencies to 'accelerate Canada's ongoing work to detect,
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