Come to Canada illegally, we will put you up for free..That appears to almost be a slogan, as internal Liberal government e-mails show the feds were looking for 1,000 hotel rooms to house illegal immigrants at taxpayer expense..Costs were not detailed, said Blacklock’s Reporter..The Immigration department “is looking for (about) 1000 rooms for isolation rooms for asylum seekers,” staff wrote in a March 20, 2020 e-mail..Documents did not disclose whether hotel rooms were booked or what funds were budgeted for the measure..Public Safety Minister Bill Blair in testimony last March 24 at the Commons public safety committee said additional funding was proposed for border security but did not elaborate..“Included in these supplementary estimates is funding to enhance the integrity of our borders and asylum system,” said Blair..Data shows through 2020 RCMP arrested 3,302 illegal immigrants attempting to cross the Canada-U.S. border in breach of a ban on non-essential travel under the Quarantine Act..The majority, 3,189, were in Québec..Another 5,665 legal asylum seekers reported at airports last year. Comparable numbers this year totaled 308 illegal border crossers and 502 asylum seekers at airports as of August 31..“We are always very proud that Canada has been a welcoming society,” Blair earlier told the Commons..“We continue to open our doors to newcomers. Our immigration system continues to be based on compassion.”.Blair on April 20, 2020 told the Commons illegal border crossings had declined to zero..“We implemented significant new restrictions on people who cross our borders irregularly as non-essential,” he said..“That has been a very effective measure that has been put in place.”.“I would like to know how many illegal migrants have entered Canada since the start of the pandemic,” asked Conservative MP Joël Godin (Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que.)..“There have been fewer than 10 individuals who have crossed the border and been subsequently directed back to the United States,” replied Blair..Immigration And Refugee Protection Regulations invoked April 15 granted the Canada Border Services Agency new powers to issue immediate removal orders on illegal immigrants caught at the border.
Come to Canada illegally, we will put you up for free..That appears to almost be a slogan, as internal Liberal government e-mails show the feds were looking for 1,000 hotel rooms to house illegal immigrants at taxpayer expense..Costs were not detailed, said Blacklock’s Reporter..The Immigration department “is looking for (about) 1000 rooms for isolation rooms for asylum seekers,” staff wrote in a March 20, 2020 e-mail..Documents did not disclose whether hotel rooms were booked or what funds were budgeted for the measure..Public Safety Minister Bill Blair in testimony last March 24 at the Commons public safety committee said additional funding was proposed for border security but did not elaborate..“Included in these supplementary estimates is funding to enhance the integrity of our borders and asylum system,” said Blair..Data shows through 2020 RCMP arrested 3,302 illegal immigrants attempting to cross the Canada-U.S. border in breach of a ban on non-essential travel under the Quarantine Act..The majority, 3,189, were in Québec..Another 5,665 legal asylum seekers reported at airports last year. Comparable numbers this year totaled 308 illegal border crossers and 502 asylum seekers at airports as of August 31..“We are always very proud that Canada has been a welcoming society,” Blair earlier told the Commons..“We continue to open our doors to newcomers. Our immigration system continues to be based on compassion.”.Blair on April 20, 2020 told the Commons illegal border crossings had declined to zero..“We implemented significant new restrictions on people who cross our borders irregularly as non-essential,” he said..“That has been a very effective measure that has been put in place.”.“I would like to know how many illegal migrants have entered Canada since the start of the pandemic,” asked Conservative MP Joël Godin (Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que.)..“There have been fewer than 10 individuals who have crossed the border and been subsequently directed back to the United States,” replied Blair..Immigration And Refugee Protection Regulations invoked April 15 granted the Canada Border Services Agency new powers to issue immediate removal orders on illegal immigrants caught at the border.