Earlier in the day, cabinet ministers were careful not to declare victory after Trump was sworn into office without mentioning Canada at all, and with no sign of the punishing tariffs he's been threatening since the November election.

The new U.S. border czar is expected to meet with Canada's top public safety official on Friday just hours before President Donald Trump has promised to level new tariffs on Canada unless it helps deal with the flow of migrants and fentanyl across the border,