irregular border crossing

The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec.

After demanding for months that Ottawa stop the flow of migrants into the country, Quebec's premier is making his pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing popular with asylum seekers — and for their transfer outside his province.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the closure of the Roxham Road irregular border crossing but sidestepped questions about one of his MPs denying help to a family who used it to enter the country.