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Justin Trudeau and Canada

Minister John McCallum: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldOTTAWA - A plan for how Canada will meet a promise to lift visa requirements for Mexicans will be announced later this month when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosts Mexico president as part of the Three Amigos summit, according to Brandon Sun. But multiple sources tell The Canadian Press negotiations are still underway on whether the plan will contain a fixed date to remove the visas as Canadian officials push to link it to the implementation of new border controls still in their infancy."We shall see," Immigration Minister John McCallum said when asked whether a deal will be reached by June 29. A plan on how Canada will meet a promise to lift visas for Mexicans will be announced later this month when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosts Mexico president as part of the Three Amigos summit. The previous Conservative government imposed visas in 2009 to stop thousands of asylum claims being made by Mexican citizens later ruled to be unfounded. The Liberals promised during the election campaign the visa would be lifted. It was a controversial decision that sparked outcry from industry and the Mexican government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.