Easter Weekend: Country and Season Sets

easter weekend: He warned Monday that it could lead to overworked border security staff and longer wait times at ports of entry across the country as the busy summer travelling season sets in, according to CTV. The union is raising huge concerns, he said, questioning how officials will cope with a summer influx given the number of asylum seekers already pouring into the country this spring. Jean-Pierre Fortin, national president of Canada's Customs and Immigration Union, says the government's preparations for another wave of irregular migrants this summer consist largely of reallocating of staff from other areas of the country. He pointed to a spike in illegal border crossings over the Easter weekend. The union wants the government to commit to hiring more customs and immigration staff. Approximately 600 people entered Canada illegally through Quebec over the four-day weekend. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.