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U.S. National Security and Justin Trudeau

concern about Canada: Wednesday crowd could be less friendly, according to CTV. The Republican-controlled committee has posted its roster of witnesses invited to testify -- and of the four people on the list, three are likely to express concern about Canada refugee approach. The U.S. Senate homeland-security committee has scheduled a hearing next Wednesday titled: "Canada Fast-Track Refugee Plan: Unanswered Questions and Implications for U.S. National Security." In some ways, the hearing represents the flip side of the celebrity treatment Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received from some foreign media and progressives after he personally greeted refugees at the airport last month. A union representing border guards will argue that there aren't enough border agents to guarantee that the country is protected from terrorist inflitrators. "It is a source of concern," said Shawn Moran of the National Border Patrol Council. "The nearest agent could be 100 miles away. He has been quoted frequently over the years in American media reports about the alleged terrorist threat to the north -- and he suggested letting in fewer immigrants as one way for Canada to guard against it. By that point, you could easily cross into the U.S. from Canada -- and be on your way." Another witness is David Harris, an Ottawa resident who worked for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service from 1988 to 1990, and now runs his own anti-terrorism research operation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.