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Douglas Todd: While migration battles flare in the U.S. and Europe, Canada reduces its numbers in an understated way

Canada’s tightening of borders is not nearly as draconian as in the U.S. and Europe, but Ottawa wants the public to recognize the number of new arrivals has been falling

While headlines blare about migration crackdowns in the U.S. and Europe, Canada is restricting newcomers more incrementally — and mostly away from the spotlight.

U.S. politics is growing ever more fiery after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents during protests against ICE’s mass arrests of migrants in Minneapolis.

In Europe, many countries are using large-scale detention to deter asylum seekers.


Not nearly good enough. There are serious immigration issues that won’t be fixed by cosmetic reductions. Remigration is the only solution.

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