Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video of Canada's border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda — part of Canada's pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday.

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,