Canadian Government: Alexander Panetta and Refugee Status

canadian government: DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo By Alexander Panetta The Canadian Press Thu., Dec. 15, 2016 WASHINGTON The number of Americans seeking refugee status in Canada has experienced a significant bump this year, increasing more than five times in November 2016 from the same period a year earlier, according to Toronto Star. The overall numbers, however, remain tiny. But overall the number remains tiny at 170. Few people seek to flee the world largest economy, and one of its oldest democracies, on humanitarian grounds A mere 170 Americans claimed asylum at Canada land borders through the first 11 months of this year. Was any of this driven by politics and Donald Trump Nov. 8 election Article Continued Below The Canadian government won t touch that question. Yet that was more than twice the total from 2015 and it was led by a noticeable five-fold increase in the month of November, with 28 people claiming refugee status last month compared with merely five in November 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.