Canada: Trudeau government cools on asylum seekers as numbers from US rise

Asylum seekers wait to be processed at Lacolle, Quebec, in August last year.Quebec has called for more resources to help with the increase in refugee claimants.The Canadian government has sharpened its tone towards asylum seekers, warning that simply making it across the border is not a “free ticket” to Canada as the number of migrants crossing from the US continues to rise.