Canada and the US reached an agreement to close Roxham Road, the illegal border crossing between Quebec and New York State, about 50 km south of Montreal..Radio-Canada, citing sources, says “Ottawa agreed to welcome a certain number of migrants through official channels. The precise details of the deal are still not known.”.“It has been a lingering source of tension between Ottawa, Quebec and the United States because of an influx of asylum seekers entering Canada through it,” says Radio-Canada..It's estimated 40,000 people entered Canada through Roxham Road, from Central America, South America, Asia, the Caribbean and other departure points. .A Canadian government report released this week said it spent almost $270 million since 2017 providing shelter, transportation, food and health services to the asylum seekers..The Trudeau Liberals have been under pressure from the Quebec government as well as the opposition Conservative Party, with the respective leaders Premier François Legault and Pierre Poilievre both calling for Roxham’s closure..Legault has been particularly vocal, saying the asylum seekers strained Quebec’s social services. While some asylum seekers are sent to Ontario, the majority are housed in Quebec..“Trudeau said last month the only way to shut down Roxham is to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement. But United States Ambassador David Cohen said that would do little to address irregular migration,” reports Radio-Canada..The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the US is designed to make asylum seekers claim asylum in the first safe country they reach, meaning they cannot arrive in the US and make their way to an official land border crossing into Canada to seek asylum..Roxham Road is not an official crossing point..“The news comes just ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's first official visit to Canada as president,” says Radio-Canada. “Biden will arrive in Ottawa Thursday and depart late on Friday. It's not clear whether the deal will be announced during or after the visit.”.Radio-Canada's sources said Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser met with their counterparts to reach the deal..In recent weeks, migrants who crossed the US/Mexico border illegally and were bussed to New York City, were then bussed to Plattsburgh, New York, and from there entered Canada through Roxham Road..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Canada and the US reached an agreement to close Roxham Road, the illegal border crossing between Quebec and New York State, about 50 km south of Montreal..Radio-Canada, citing sources, says “Ottawa agreed to welcome a certain number of migrants through official channels. The precise details of the deal are still not known.”.“It has been a lingering source of tension between Ottawa, Quebec and the United States because of an influx of asylum seekers entering Canada through it,” says Radio-Canada..It's estimated 40,000 people entered Canada through Roxham Road, from Central America, South America, Asia, the Caribbean and other departure points. .A Canadian government report released this week said it spent almost $270 million since 2017 providing shelter, transportation, food and health services to the asylum seekers..The Trudeau Liberals have been under pressure from the Quebec government as well as the opposition Conservative Party, with the respective leaders Premier François Legault and Pierre Poilievre both calling for Roxham’s closure..Legault has been particularly vocal, saying the asylum seekers strained Quebec’s social services. While some asylum seekers are sent to Ontario, the majority are housed in Quebec..“Trudeau said last month the only way to shut down Roxham is to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement. But United States Ambassador David Cohen said that would do little to address irregular migration,” reports Radio-Canada..The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the US is designed to make asylum seekers claim asylum in the first safe country they reach, meaning they cannot arrive in the US and make their way to an official land border crossing into Canada to seek asylum..Roxham Road is not an official crossing point..“The news comes just ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's first official visit to Canada as president,” says Radio-Canada. “Biden will arrive in Ottawa Thursday and depart late on Friday. It's not clear whether the deal will be announced during or after the visit.”.Radio-Canada's sources said Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser met with their counterparts to reach the deal..In recent weeks, migrants who crossed the US/Mexico border illegally and were bussed to New York City, were then bussed to Plattsburgh, New York, and from there entered Canada through Roxham Road..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
