Bill Blair: Minister and Crime Reduction

bill blair: Bill Blair, federal minister of border security and organized crime reduction, attends a press conference in Toronto on Friday, August 3, according to Toronto Star. Bill Blair, the new minister responsible for border security and organized crime reduction, is officially tasked with leading the charge on irregular migration. In a freshly minted mandate letter made public Tuesday, the prime minister asks Blair to lead conversations with the United States on the Safe Third Country Agreement, working closely with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. A mandate letter from the prime minister says Blair's work will be supported by the departments of Public Safety, Immigration and Foreign Affairs. Blair's work will be supported by the departments of Public Safety, Immigration and Foreign Affairs, the letter says. Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS The agreement stipulates that asylum seekers are required to make their refugee claims in the first safe country in which they arrive meaning those who come into Canada at an official land border crossing are sent back to make their claim in the U.S. The agreement does not cover irregular asylum seekers those entering Canada at unofficial points, most notably in Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.