Despite Canada and the United States announcing details of the new Safe Third Country Agreement on March 24 during U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Ottawa, the details of the agreement were initialed nearly one year ago, according to U.S. government documents. As of March 25, asylum-seekers at unofficial border crossing points between the two countries will…

Quebec Premier François Legault says the closing of the illegal border crossing at Roxham Road is a “great victory for Quebec.” Legault commented in French on social media March 24 that “Roxham Road will finally be closed.” He thanked the entire Quebec government team, which he said “put a lot of pressure on the federal…

Commentary When newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a bewildered Canada in 2015 that Canada was a “post-national state” not many of us knew what he was talking about. Doesn’t “post-national” mean that Canada was once a nation, but no longer is one? Was he really saying that Canada was no longer a nation—that…

The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec. The leaders of Niagara Falls, Cornwall and Windsor say local supports are being stretched to capacity as migrants who crossed into…

Commentary The Roxham Road border crossing is suddenly back in the news in a big way. And it’s causing Canadians to take a second look at the issue. The biggest voice on this file is Quebec Premier Francois Legault, who has been vocal the past few weeks in calling on the federal government to close…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged on Thursday to give money to provinces that host asylum seekers coming from the United States into Canada illegally. He said the federal government would “absolutely” provide support. “Over the past years, we’ve seen an increase in the number of irregular asylum seekers that cross into Canada at Roxham Road in…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today responded to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for Ottawa to close the Roxham Road unofficial border crossing within 30 days, saying that the action would not reduce the high number of asylum-seekers entering Canada. “Could somebody put up barricades and a big wall?” Trudeau said while speaking to reporters on…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today responded to recent calls for Ottawa to close the Roxham Road unofficial border crossing, saying that the action would not reduce the high number of asylum-seekers entering Canada. “For years we have been focused on closing Roxham Road. The challenge is not to say ‘oh, we should close it’—the challenge…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to close the unofficial border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec within the next 30 days. “If Canada is a country, then it has borders, and if the prime minister is the head of the government, he is responsible for protecting those borders,” Poilievre…

Quebec Premier François Legault said today that it was time for Trudeau to take action to enforce Canada’s border laws and close the illegal border crossing at Roxham Road. “Roxham Road will have to be closed one day or another, whether we like it or not. The sooner the better,” Legault said in an opinion…