Chopper Leases Cost $48M

The RCMP is spending nearly a million a week on Black Hawk helicopters leased after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 25 percent tariffs over inadequate border security. The Mounties already had an air patrol with 30 aircraft but were faulted by auditors for scrimping on basic equipment like night vision goggles for pilots: “How many times has suspicious or illegal activity been monitored?”

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