Canada’s border crisis: how we got here, and what to do next

This fragmented structure overseeing our borders—reminiscent of the systemic failures America faced pre-9/11—seriously impedes effective intelligence-gathering and law enforcement.

Longtime Liberal MP David McGuinty became the new public safety minister on Dec. 20, 2024. Our government’s inability to secure the border has put Canadians at needless risk, writes Kelly Sundberg.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KELLY SUNDBERG

January 7, 2025

With Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation as prime minister and Parliament being prorogued until March 24—weeks after Donald Trump assumes his second U.S. presidency—it’s reasonable to assume any meaningful migration and border security reform will be left to the ...

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