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Roxham Road: Safety Crisis and Safety Critic

roxham road: In his letter, Scheer says he also met this week with other immigrants and refugees who say friends and family who've applied to enter Canada through the regular channels are now waiting longer for their files to be processed due to those jumping the line illegally, according to Vancouver Courier. He calls on Trudeau to table a plan to immediately stop what he calls the queue-jumping and public safety crisis at our borders. Last week, Scheer and his Public Safety critic, Pierre Paul-Hus, visited Que., where the vast majority of irregular migrants have arrived this year after crossing the Canada-U.S. border through the now well-worn path at Roxham Road.article continues below Trending Stories Cancer a factor in Raymond Louie's decision not to seek re-election Vision Vancouver's Raymond Louie not seeking re-election Hector Bremner says his new party will launch at the end of the month Pedestrian killed in early morning accident on Cambie Street Scheer says he went to the site to witness first-hand the epicentre of the crisis at our borders. Canadians are concerned, both about the safety issues this crisis has caused and with the unreasonable delays for those seeking to move to Canada who have followed the rules and now must wait longer, he wrote to Trudeau on Friday.A copy of the letter was provided to The Canadian Press. But Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen's office did not mince words in its response to Scheer's assertions. An official in the prime minister's office said they had not yet received the letter and could not comment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.