Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, has called on the federal government to present a plan to Parliament for bolstering border security in the face of threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, including measures to increase patrols, enhance technology for drug trafficking control, tighten visa rules, and collaborate with provincial law enforcement.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on Canada.The Canadian PressConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is shown at a news conference in Ottawa on Sunday. He wants the federal government to present a plan in Parliament that will boost border security and cap the number of asylum seekers.
With gridlock in Parliament set to continue, Poilievre said Conservatives "will make accommodations to quickly pass a border plan if it goes towards fixing Trudeau's broken border." "I love real refugees," Poilievre said. "Our country was built in large part by real refugees who were genuinely fleeing danger, like my wife. But I have no time for people who lie to come into our country, and that is the problem we have to cut off."
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