Tag: Roxham Road

Quebec Premier Says Roxham Road Must Be ‘Priority’ for Trudeau at Meeting With Biden

MONTREAL—Quebec Premier François Legault wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make the flow of migrants across the Roxham Road border crossing a priority during an upcoming meeting with the U.S. president. Legault says in a letter to Trudeau dated Sunday that the federal government urgently needs to complete the renegotiation of an agreement with the…


Ottawa Paying to Move Roxham Road Migrants from Quebec to Other Provinces

The federal government is paying to have migrants who are entering the country at the unofficial border crossing of Roxham Road moved from Quebec into other provinces, says Quebec’s Minister of Immigration Christine Fréchette. Fréchette told reporters in Quebec City on Feb. 14 that the provincial government is “very happy” with the federal government’s action, which follows…


Quebec Premier Urges Trudeau to Dissuade Illegal Immigrants, Blames Him for Influx of Asylum Seekers

Quebec Premier François Legault is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to send a new message to dissuade asylum seekers from coming to Canada, blaming the massive number of illegal border crossings on a 2017 tweet from the prime minister. Legault said that many people have come to Canada to claim asylum using Roxham Road, which…


Feds Spent Over $50 Million on Hotels for Illegal Immigrants, Refugees Since 2015, Gov’t Figures Show

Two federal departments have spent over $50 million since 2015 on hotel bookings for migrants illegally crossing the Canadian border and also for lawful refugee applicants, new government figures show. In an Inquiry of Ministry recently tabled in the House of Commons, the Department of Immigration and Department of Public Works said they have paid a…


Private Prosecution Filed Against Trudeau Over Illegal Roxham Road Border Crossings

A well-known historian and head of a Quebec-based activist group is launching a private criminal prosecution against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who he says violated the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act by encouraging refugees to come to Canada, which has resulted in an increased inflow of illegal immigrants. Frédéric Bastien, chair of Justice pour le…


Private Criminal Prosecution Filed Against Trudeau Over Illegal Roxham Road Border Crossings

A well-known historian and head of a Quebec-based activist group is launching a private criminal prosecution against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who he says violated the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act by encouraging refugees to come to Canada, which has resulted in an increased inflow of illegal immigrants. Frédéric Bastien, chair of Justice pour le…


Man Found Dead Near Roxham Road, Quebec’s Unofficial Border Crossing

A man has been found dead near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal that is illegally used by thousands of foreign nationals each year to cross into Canada from the United States to seek asylum. The man’s body was found at about 2.45 p.m. on Jan. 4 in a wooded area in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que.,…


MPs Vote to Investigate Government Funds Used at Illegal Border Crossing

MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee voted during a meeting on Oct. 3 to launch an investigation into public funds used to build infrastructure at the illegal border crossing of Roxham Road in Quebec. “We’re talking about spending over the past five years of half a billion dollars around Lacolle and Roxham Road,”…