The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, was in Montréal in the Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne race to introduce Andréanne Fiola, who will carry the PQ banner in the next March 13 by-election.

Asked about Radio-Canada’s new information that US Customs agents will drive back migrants at the Roxham Road junction, the PQ leader reiterated that Roxham Road must be closed.

” This is Justin Trudeau’s promotion. This normalization of an irregular way of working leads us to believe that we need to put an end to Roxham and find orderly ways to manage the border. »

The PQ leader believes that the CAQ hasn’t done anything about it since he came to power. The modus operandi introduced by Justin Trudeau is untenable in terms of housing, in terms of French, in terms of social services and whatever CAQ, it’s giving up on yourself. There is nothing to do.

He also castigated the CAQ immigration minister Christine Fréchette.

” When Secretary Fréchette says in the National Assembly, “My plan for Roxham is to trust the good faith of Justin Trudeau and Ottawa and wait for Joe Biden to come along,” because then the problem will be solved by magic, that’s real dazzlingly voluntarily and completely disconnected from the lack of political will. »

Christine Fréchette also responded to the new information from Radio Canada on Friday. We must ensure that this movement is dampened. And so we are calling on the Canadian government to ensure that the Roxham issue is resolved, to close access across Roxham Road, to close access across the entire Canada-US border outside of official pointssaid the Quebec immigration minister.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon thinks that if Americans have gotten to the point of paying migrants to take the bus to get close to the border, and that Customs officers themselves transport migrants to Roxham Road, the conclusion must be drawn that Americans have no desire to stop these crossings, just like Ottawa, which is aware of these practices.

The party’s immigration critic, attorney Stéphane Handfield, goes further and says the Safe Third Country Agreement serves the United States well.

” The Roxham Road and the agreement are a great joy for the American government. In a way they are getting rid of migrants on the American side to bring them to the Canadian side and it’s a somewhat absurd situation. »

Suspension of Agreement to “Resolve This Issue”

In Ottawa, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh also called for action.

This clearly shows that the Safe Third Country Agreement must be suspended. This agreement means that people have to cross the border irregularly and it is becoming increasingly clear that this agreement is not working.

By suspending the deal, the leader of the NDP believes it will safer for everyone and a better way to deal with this issue.

Immigration Secretary Sean Fraser was more nuanced. There is no magic solution. It is crucial to continue our work with our partners to further modernize our agreements with the United States.he said on Friday.