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      Roxham Road border crossing

      'Speechless': US, Canada Agree on Plan to Turn Away Asylum-Seekers

      "We're simply creating the worst scenario possible" for migrants, said one activist.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 24, 2023

      In a move that critics say will push people to attempt more dangerous border crossings, the United States and Canada on Friday are expected to announce an agreement allowing both countries to block migrants from seeking asylum at unofficial points of entry.

      Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hosting U.S. President Joe Biden Friday in Ottawa, where the leaders are expected to announce the deal. The agreement will allow Canada to turn back migrants at Roxham Road, a popular unofficial crossing between Clinton County, New York and Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. Canada will also establish a new legal refugee program for 15,000 Latin American and Caribbean migrants.

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      Trans Mountain Pipeline

      'Economic Crime': Cost of Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline Soars by Billions, Again

      "Everybody warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if he bought this white elephant pipeline it would turn into a financial and political boondoggle," said one climate campaigner.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 13, 2023

      Climate, environmental, and Indigenous advocates in recent days condemned the skyrocketing cost of expanding the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain oil pipeline, which is now expected to carry a CA$30.9 billion price tag—44% higher than last year's estimate and nearly a six-fold increase from the original appraisal.

      Trans Mountain Corporation said Friday that the project—which will add more than 600 miles of new pipeline and will nearly triple existing capacity from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels per day—is currently close to 80% finished and should be completed by the end of the year. The company blamed the project's soaring cost on numerous factors, including floods in British Columbia, supply chain difficulties, inflation, and the discovery of major Indigenous archaeological sites along the pipeline route.

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      Ontario education protest

      55,000 Ontario Education Workers Strike Despite 'Draconian' New Anti-Labor Law

      "Doug Ford and his government are once again telling workers across the province that their rights don't matter," said one Canadian labor leader.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 04, 2022

      Defying new legislation fast-tracked by right-wing Ontario Premier Doug Ford outlawing strikes, more than 55,000 education workers in the Canadian province hit the picket lines Friday, vowing to stay in the streets for "as long as it takes" to secure a contract they feel is fair.

      "We need our voices to be heard and for the government to realize this is not acceptable."

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