Canadians want Trudeau to offset Trump on welcoming refugees

The recent influx of asylum seekers in manageable.

Justin Trudeau's tweet welcoming refugees was in response to Donald Trump's attempt to crack down on Muslim immigrants and refugees, and most Canadians likely disagree with Michelle Rempel that is was 'irresponsible,' writes Sheila Copps. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

August 28, 2017

OTTAWA—Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t. Such is the dilemma facing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with the increase in ambulatory migrants arriving from the United States in the wake of American removal rumblings. News reports say that more than 7,500 people have streamed across the Canad...

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