Quebec
Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said Wednesday he would crackdown on illegal border crossings from the United States if he unseats Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in October 21 elections. “A new Conservative government will enforce the laws at our border, prioritize newcomers from the world’s most dangerous countries and restore Canadians’ faith in an immigration system that has served this country so well for so long,” Scheer said at a popular unmarked crossing near Lacolle, Quebec. More than 45,000 asylum seekers have crossed dense forests and farmers’ fields on foot to reach Canada since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in late 2016. —AFP