There’s a growing crisis at Roxham Road, and Ottawa doesn’t have a plan to fix it
Is Canada in the midst of a border crisis? It’s hard to tell. Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, however, there was no doubt about it.
The anti-immigrant policies of the Trump administration were blamed for the influx, and the numbers were similar over the next two years: 18,518 in 2018, and 16,136 in 2019., creating huge backlogs. Federal opposition politicians called it a crisis and blamed Ottawa. In Ontario, Premier Doug Ford cut legal-aid funding for refugee claimants, saying it was Ottawa’s responsibility. The City of Toronto pleaded for more money to handle to the influx of refugee claimants.
The STCA has exceptions, such as for unaccompanied minors and people who have a Canadian visa. And, critical to the Roxham Road question, it only applies at official land border crossings.
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