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I thought I read here earlier that it would be nothing but a total disaster?

Yes, in fairness, he should have worded that better, and I'm sure that plays into it a bit.  He was attempting to contrast himself and Trump.  Maybe it's best not to do that in 140 characters.  Everyone is welcome, with a great many caveats. 

Trudeau has repeatedly said that it's illegal.  Hussen and Goodale have gone further.  They're even putting out messages from MPs and diplomatic staff in Creole to make it clear.  This is a problem of US creation.  They could stop it, if they wanted to.

That's not what Canadian Law states, that's not what the Safe Third Country Agreement states, and that's not what international law states. 

Exactly - we can not ignore our own laws and the agreed upon norms and laws of the international community just because we happen to not like a situation.  This situation is going on around the world right now (largest mass migration since WWII) orders of magnitude higher.

That article was pretty slanted.  Nothing has changed, other than language.  That changed due to public perception.  Canada is just as open (and closed) as it was a few hours ago.

Certainly not in terms of carbon pollution.  You also have to factor in modern recycling techniques when you're talking about total pollution: http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/electric-cars-green

In reality, you can have an EV if you live in a city, and rent a car if you leave occasionally.  For some people, like me, it just wouldn't work, because I live too far from anywhere and travel too often.

I missed this one - the RCMP is responsible for the security of the Canadian border.

Repeating the same false points doesn't make them correct.  They are not claiming asylum via the Canada US border.  That is only true if they arrive at the actual border point.  Read the Safe Third Country Agreement. Once they illegally cross, they are arrested - inside of Canada.  At that...

Just in from the Immigration Minister and Public Safety Minister (live right now) - they have added 20 Refugee officers to Montreal this week, and will add 10 more next week.  They will also add a team to Cornwall.  The current backlog is 5 months for processing, but it should come down with...

The US has border zones set up within ~80 miles of their border.  They can stop you entering or leaving, and detain you. The US couldn't do any more to stop you from entering illegally than Canada has done.  They would arrest you on entry, and return you to Canada.  The people entering...

We have that - it's called the RCMP.

Do you think that Harper wouldn't have had the RCMP at the border to meet the illegal crossers?  There's no alternative, other than letting them cross unopposed.  Nothing would have been different under Harper (aside from language) and I stick by that assertion.

I'm having a discussion.  Nothing more, nothing less.

Everyone is welcome - some conditions may apply.

Conservatives and liberals tend to have a different sense of humour - not sure why that is.

Say something funny and I'll laugh.  Making light of the mistreatment of an entire group of people throughout US history while at the same time making fun of a possible nuclear holocaust isn't something that I find particularly funny.

Uhh, what do you think happens now?  That's exactly what happens. What has changed is the President.  When Obama and Trudeau were occupying office at the same time, you didn't see this.  Nothing in the Canadian government response thus far would be different is Harper were still in office...

Doesn't work that way.