Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government has made significant progress in securing the Canada-U.S. border, while Conservatives criticized 32,000 unaccounted for illegal migrants during committee hearings Oct. 23.
Anandasangaree testified before the House of Commons public safety committee, alongside “fentanyl czar” Kevin Brosseau and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) President Erin O’Gorman. The three touted progress on border security and crackdowns on illegal drugs, despite O’Gorman acknowledging there are warrants out for 32,000 absconded illegal migrants.
“We’ve increased the resources along the border and are investing in new technologies to improve surveillance and detection. Southbound irregular migration between Canada and the United States has dropped 99 percent since last year,” Anandasangaree said, adding that this includes the creation of a North American Joint Strike Force focused on stopping fentanyl precursor chemicals from crossing the border….