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September 14, 2017

Refugees a priority as Parliament resumes

A woman is taken into custody by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer after arriving Feb.12 by taxi and walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec last winter. More than 8,000 asylum seekers have crossed from the United States into Canada this year.

OTTAWA - After a surge of asylum seekers over the summer, Canada’s refugee policies will be the top concern for many faith-based groups when Parliament resumes Sept. 18.

Published in Canada