Post by Tim Horton on Mar 19, 2020 14:09:11 GMT 10
Today (?) Yesterday (?) Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau agreed to close the Canada, US border to everything but "essential" crossing..
Mother in law has a neighbor who are truckers from Seattle Washington US to Anchorage Alaska US but pass through the length of British Columbia and parts of the Yukon Canada.. These people and many like them will be able to cross with there trucks with essential goods.. I don't know what they haul to the north, but usually they haul fresh or fresh frozen fish south.. No unessential, holiday, other traffic is to be let across the border... Either direction... We are told...
Except.........
Except people illegally crossing the border into Canada mostly from the US... This started in 2015 or earlier as Donald Trump was running for president. The fear being these people would be deported..Most were in the US illegally to begin with. Most claiming refugee status in the US.. So they come to Canada and claim refugee status here... There is a very easy to understand federal law in Canada, if you are claiming refugee status in one country, you CAN NOT claim refugee status in Canada.... Guess what.... ?? ?? The current liberal government has been welcoming them with open arms.. Providing housing, and all manor of support, all on the tax payer tab. The most coveted of these benefits is the "golden health care card" NO cost what so ever to the card holder for ANYTHING health related.. Virtually NO Canadian gets this... Except maybe for members of parliament..
Now.. Back to closing borders and crossings due to the virus......
One "appointed" minister saying these people will be in quarantine.. The head of the union representing the officers who are face to face with the people who illegal cross the border saying they are NOT going to quarantine.. So who is right ?? ?? What is being done ?? ?? News conferences or more ??
Mother in law has a neighbor who are truckers from Seattle Washington US to Anchorage Alaska US but pass through the length of British Columbia and parts of the Yukon Canada.. These people and many like them will be able to cross with there trucks with essential goods.. I don't know what they haul to the north, but usually they haul fresh or fresh frozen fish south.. No unessential, holiday, other traffic is to be let across the border... Either direction... We are told...
Except.........
Except people illegally crossing the border into Canada mostly from the US... This started in 2015 or earlier as Donald Trump was running for president. The fear being these people would be deported..Most were in the US illegally to begin with. Most claiming refugee status in the US.. So they come to Canada and claim refugee status here... There is a very easy to understand federal law in Canada, if you are claiming refugee status in one country, you CAN NOT claim refugee status in Canada.... Guess what.... ?? ?? The current liberal government has been welcoming them with open arms.. Providing housing, and all manor of support, all on the tax payer tab. The most coveted of these benefits is the "golden health care card" NO cost what so ever to the card holder for ANYTHING health related.. Virtually NO Canadian gets this... Except maybe for members of parliament..
Now.. Back to closing borders and crossings due to the virus......
One "appointed" minister saying these people will be in quarantine.. The head of the union representing the officers who are face to face with the people who illegal cross the border saying they are NOT going to quarantine.. So who is right ?? ?? What is being done ?? ?? News conferences or more ??