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.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Kevin Brosseau's appointment as Canada's new fentanyl czar. The role, effective immediately, is intended to enhance the country's response to the fentanyl crisis through strengthened law enforcement and cross-border cooperation.

The federal government appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau as Canada's new "fentanyl czar" on Tuesday — a role created in part to soothe U.S. President Donald Trump's concerns about the northern border and pause a developing trade war.

The move was partly in response to Trump saying the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigrants into the U.S. was a reason for threatening more tariffs on Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Kevin Brosseau as Canada’s new fentanyl czar. Brosseau is originally from Bonnyville and has spent time as the deputy commissioner for the RCMP.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of deadly fentanyl.

The new position was one of several border-control measures Justin Trudeau promised Donald Trump to avert across-the-board tariffs

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.