While all eyes are on trade negotiations between Canada and the United States, the Liberal government wants to send the message that it is the champion of border management.
After the deployment of six helicopters which permanently patrol and 60 drones, two other helicopters will be added to help with surveillance operations between the two countries, the new Minister of Public Security, David McGuinty, announced on Wednesday. Other equipment, including surveillance towers, will be used to protect the border.
During this press conference without any major announcement, he and his counterpart at Immigration, Marc Miller, especially insisted on the importance, for the interest of Canadians, of continuing to collaborate with our neighbor to the South, regardless of the threats from the new American president Donald Trump. And to manage the border in a non-partisan manner. “Border management is non-partisan,” said Mr.e McGuinty.
Little new in immigration
The two ministers also took advantage of the platform to engage in a long list of the positive impacts that the decisions taken to strengthen border security have had so far. Marc Miller wanted to show that the tightening of immigration measures since the closure of Roxham Road and the renegotiation of the Safe Third Country Agreement in 2023 has also had “a significant impact,” he underlined.
Furthermore, he announced new regulations to fight against fake immigration consultants and those who “abuse the system” and people. More power will be given to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, which acts as a sort of professional order, in particular with a view to imposing sanctions of up to 1.5 million and keep a register accessible on the Internet of these false consultants.
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