New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum seekers and block or cancel applications for visas.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. 

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree's new border bill backtracks on some of the most controversial elements of his first stab at legislation in his new role, but C-12 still grants the government powers to crack down on asylum seekers and tighten Canada's immigration s...

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