Lilley: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussein accused the Conservatives of having no plan on immigration before turning immediately to reveal their plan to “militarize the border.”
Of course, the Conservatives have no such plan.
Their call to apply the safe third country agreement across the whole border would simply see a loophole closed in the agreement signed in 2002 between the governments of Jean Chretien and George W. Bush.
The agreement says neither country will accept refugees from the other since both Canada and U.S. are safe and welcoming destinations for refugees. But if you cross between official border points, the agreement does not apply.
The Conservative proposal is a sensible way to deal with a problem that the Liberals created but barely want to acknowledge exists.
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