Trump has cast Canada as a major importer of the synthetic opioid to the US. But the seizures at the northern border represent a tiny portion of the trafficking trade.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recorded 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products at all US borders, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures in the same period

Trump during his address to Congress said that Canada and Mexico ‘have allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before.’

Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."

President Trump's focus on fentanyl crossing into the U.S. from Canada is his latest 1% policy war, following his targeting of transgender people and USAID funding. Critics say he's stoking fear for political points.

The US reportedly saw a 36 per cent increase in people attempting to smuggle eggs into the country since October 2024

Americans would never accept another nation threatening our country the way Trump insists on doing with Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke for about 50 minutes on Wednesday and discussed fentanyl smuggling and trade, said a Canadian source directly familiar with the conversation.

President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.

Trump postponed 25% tariffs on some imports from Mexico and Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.

In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the U.S. from China, Mexico and through other borders.

It's the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has whipsawed markets and fanned worries about inflation and growth.