Immigration security vital for open border

While U.S. president-elect Donald Trump maintains his laser focus on Mexico when it comes to railing against the ills of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada has to be careful that it does not become collateral damage.

Immigration Minister John McCallum’s announcement promising to cut wait times for family reunification by half set the right tone by emphasizing that there would be no relaxing of criminal, medical and security vetting despite the increased pace of processing applications, writes Jack Silverstone. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JACK SILVERSTONE

December 12, 2016

OTTAWA—While U.S. president-elect Donald Trump maintains his laser focus on Mexico when it comes to railing against the ills of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada has to be careful that it does not become collateral damage. The incoming U.S. administration has promised to torp...

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