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Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement

A woman drags a suitcase in the foreground. In the background, a police officer and three men dragging suitcases.

As asylum-seekers trek north, Canada examines border loophole

Migration

The Trudeau government has started taking some steps to curb irregular migration into Canada. But whether a treaty-setting asylum policy with the US will be negotiated remains a question.

A man and a child peer out a window of a building. Next to them is a road sign that says "road closed"

Refugees asking for asylum in Canada argue the US is no longer safe

Immigration
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