The federal budget’s section on border security repudiates three years of touchy-feely Liberal rhetoric in a single paragraph
The federal Liberals have always bristled at the suggestion that tens of thousands of “irregular” border crossers from the United States might constitute a problem. The system, they insist, works just fine. “This process is working to keep us safe,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told The Canadian Press before Christmas, and he accused the Conservatives of deliberately trying to frighten Canadians into believing otherwise.
“If, for example, there was an agreement of the United States to accept back those people that are crossing at the end of Roxham Road , then Canadian officials … could theoretically take them back to a regular point of entry … and give effect to regulations at that place,” Blair said — i.e., would-be asylum-seekers actually apprehended crossing the border would be sent back.
The federal budget’s section on border security, meanwhile, is altogether extraordinary. It claims that “elevated numbers of asylum seekers, including those that have crossed into Canada irregularly, have challenged the fairness and effectiveness of Canada’s asylum system.” It proposes to target “individuals who cross Canadian borders irregularly and try to exploit Canada’s immigration system.” It moots “legislative amendments … to better manage, discourage and prevent irregular migration.
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