Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti and U.S. officials, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland, will speak to the media on Friday afternoon following the Canada-U.S. cross-border crime forum in Ottawa.

Canada and the U.S. are expected to announce steps to improve collaboration in the fight against the smuggling and trafficking of firearms across the shared border.

Other items for discussion were expected to include the opioid crisis, addressing human smuggling and advancing criminal justice reform.

Through the cross-border forum, the two countries have worked on joint targeting and assessment of potential threats, better information sharing and new ways to co-operate.

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