Immigration concerns

The Conservatives want the Treudeau Government to stop the flow of people crossing the border from the U-S and seeking refugee status out west.  At least a couple of dozen refugees have been found walking through the snow trying to flee the US, and those are just the ones who have been caught.

Tory M-P’s Michelle Rempel and Tony Clement tweeted yesterday the crossings are unsafe and place a burden on local law enforcement.

The easiest way to halt the illegal border crossings is to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement.  It allows people to request refugee status at official border crossings.  But the governmenmt has no plans to do that.

NS volunteer noms

Nova Scotians can recognize outstanding community volunteers by nominating them for a 2017 Provincial Volunteer Award.

Categories are representative, youth and family; with the premier, lieutenant-governor; and minister of the voluntary sector presenting the awards at an April ceremony.

The deadline for nominations is February 24th.