by Brian Lilley
July 15, 2018
Is Lisa MacLeod, a woman elected by her constituents, a woman who has worked in politics and public service for near 20 years, “not Canadian?”
Is this woman who has family roots that run deep in Nova Scotia “not Canadian?”
It is a question I ask because Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s immigration minister under Justin Trudeau said that MacLeod’s views on immigration and the illegal border crossing crisis are “not Canadian.”
Here’s the thing, MacLeod has the public on her side and Hussen would be wise to heed MacLeod’s advice and apologize.
The comments came Friday in Winnipeg as Hussen hosted a meeting of federal and provincial ministers that work on the immigration file. As I discuss here, Hussen takes issue with how the language used by the new Ontario government.
While Hussen wants the term asylum seekers used, MacLeod and the rest of the Ford government in Ontario use the term illegal border crossers.
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