![Canada appoints Kevin Brosseau as fentanyl czar amid US tariff threats](https://decode11.com/media/2025/02/msid-118161830imgsize-13818-wunO9K-1024x576.jpeg)
Canada has appointed Kevin Brosseau as its first fentanyl czar to tackle the flow of the synthetic opioid and placate US concerns. This move is in response to President Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on Canadian imports unless more stringent measures are taken to curb fentanyl smuggling.