The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Quebec unveiled a new Black Hawk helicopter to enhance border security, amidst U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs on Canadian exports due to concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer looks over the force's new Black Hawk helicopter to be used to fulfil their border mandate in St-Antoine-Abbe, Que., on Thursday, Jan.30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
The display in St-Antoine-Abbé, Que., comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada’s failure to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border.Nationally, the Mounties have chartered two Black Hawks to add to their existing fleet of nine smaller helicopters.
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