Scheer Vows to End ‘Illegal’ Border Crossings, Balance Immigration as Part of Policy Plan

Scheer Vows to End ‘Illegal’ Border Crossings, Balance Immigration as Part of Policy Plan
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer announces his immigration policy in Toronto on May 28, 2019. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says that if elected prime minister, he will put an end to “illegal” border crossings in Canada.

Scheer included that as one of several general commitments outlined in a speech delivered in Toronto May 28 outlining his vision for immigration in Canada—part of a series of broad policy announcements ahead of the fall federal election.