Today is your day Boomer! Another politician....another wall! Yup, he is running for US President and is concerned about drugs crossing the border. The Canada/US border, that is, and his name Vivek Ramaswamy. "There was enough fentanyl that was captured just on the northern border last year to kill three million Americans. We’ve got to just skate to where the puck is going, not just where the puck is. Don’t just build the wall, build both walls.” The Republican candidate is also talking about the US/Mexico border wall which of course was started under Donald Trump. The price tag so far? About 15 billion dollars for 1200 km. So, do the math...a Canada wall is over 7 times as long! I'm sure both countries can find better ways of spending so much money. And that drug problem Mr. R. talks about: "According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, two pounds of fentanyl (less than one kilogram) has been seized at the northern border this year, compared with 27,000 pounds (12,247 kilos) from other locations." This looks another publicity stunt...another "Trump" in the making. Good luck buddy. Cheers from Canada's Boomers.

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