Already “overwhelmed by asylum claims from irregular migrants crossing the U.S. border, the Immigration and Refugee Board is fast-tracking” refugees from selected countries. Those countries are: “Afghanistan, Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela and Yemen.”

Over 26,000 illegals have crossed the border between 2017 and 2018, and only 1% of them have been removed. Most are Nigerians.

There is no accountability, and no assurances to Canadians from the Trudeau government about assimilation plans, vetting procedures and potential security and safety issues — clearly the Canadian government has learned no lessons from the crisis in Europe.

“Ottawa begins fast-tracking asylum claims from selected countries,” by Nicholas Keung, Toronto Star, February 3, 2019: