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New Crackdown at Canadian Border Comes as Unpopular Trudeau Faces Reelection

Canada has been blocking border crossings and turning away foreigners seeking visas in what may be an attempt to appease voters ahead of the country’s 2025 elections — while Prime Minister Trudeau has the lowest approval ratings of his career.

July saw the North American country’s Border Services Agency deny entry to 5,853 foreign travelers, the highest such number of refusals since at least 2019, Reuters reports.

Cosmetic.

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