OTTAWA, Canada— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to strengthen Canada’s border controls as the country’s open approach to immigration worsens a housing shortage.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault said it’s time for Trudeau to reconsider his welcoming message to potential new arrivals. Canada’s second-most populous province has seen a recent rise in asylum seekers entering from the U.S. at an irregular border crossing south of Montreal.
Public services can’t handle all the newcomers, Legault said. “We’ve exceeded our capacity to welcome. We have problems with housing, places in schools, staff in hospitals,” the premier told reporters in Quebec City.
