{"id":781,"date":"2017-02-27T06:45:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T06:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=781"},"modified":"2017-02-27T06:45:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T06:45:59","slug":"this-tory-leadership-candidate-makes-sense-steven-blaney-proposes-immediate-measures-to-counter-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=781","title":{"rendered":"This Tory Leadership Candidate Makes Sense: Steven Blaney proposes immediate measures to counter illegal immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"gmail-header-outer\" class=\"gmail-small-nav\">\n<header id=\"gmail-top\">\n<div class=\"gmail-container\">\n<div class=\"gmail-row\">\n<div class=\"gmail-col gmail-span_9 gmail-col_last\">\n<ul class=\"gmail-sf-menu gmail-sf-js-enabled gmail-sf-arrows\">\n<li id=\"gmail-menu-item-607\" class=\"gmail-menu-item gmail-menu-item-type-custom gmail-menu-item-object-custom gmail-menu-item-has-children gmail-sf-with-ul gmail-menu-item-607\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blaney2017.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/C_P_Blaney.png?x13904\" alt=\"Steven Blaney\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Steven Blaney proposes immediate measures to counter illegal immigration<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gmail-ajax-content-wrap\" class=\"gmail-at-content\">\n<div class=\"gmail-container-wrap gmail-no-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"gmail-container gmail-main-content\">\n<div class=\"gmail-row gmail-heading-title\">\n<div class=\"gmail-col gmail-span_12 gmail-section-title gmail-blog-title\">\n<div id=\"gmail-single-below-header\"><span class=\"gmail-meta-author gmail-vcard gmail-author\"><span class=\"gmail-fn\">By\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Pierre-Luc\" href=\"https:\/\/blaney2017.ca\/en\/author\/pierre-luc\/\" rel=\"author\">Pierre-Luc<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"gmail-meta-date gmail-date gmail-updated\">February 23, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail-row\">\n<div id=\"gmail-post-area\" class=\"gmail-col gmail-span_12 gmail-col_last\">\n<article id=\"gmail-post-818\" class=\"gmail-regular gmail-post-818 gmail-post gmail-type-post gmail-status-publish gmail-format-standard gmail-hentry gmail-category-press-release\">\n<div class=\"gmail-inner-wrap gmail-animated\">\n<div class=\"gmail-post-content\">\n<div class=\"gmail-content-inner\">\n<p>Steven Blaney, candidate for the leadership for the Conservative Party of Canada, today proposed measures to counter illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While illegal immigration is on the rise in Canada as a result of recent events, it is important to take action to curb the phenomenon that could affect the efficiency of our immigration system and impact on the security of our country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the three (3) immediate steps proposed by Steven Blaney:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase resources at the border of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to improve Canadian border control and expand the Canada Border Services Agency\u2019s (CBSA) immigration and follow-up investigations;<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing immigration laws to make it less easy for illegal migrants to apply for refugee status after illegally entering the country;<\/li>\n<li>Work in partnership with cities and provinces to combat illegal immigration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steven Blaney also wants to ensure the territorial integrity of Canada by harmonizing the rules for the treatment of refugees at the border. Data obtained from the Canada Border Services Agency speak for themselves: asylum seekers brought by the RCMP to Quebec\u2019s three main entry points have more than quadrupled in three years, and the trend could be accentuated. It is time to act before the phenomenon takes on uncontrollable proportions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quote<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the potential magnitude of illegal crossings between border crossings, it is imperative to harmonize the rules governing the reception of refugees from the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2013 The Honorable Steven Blaney,\u00a0<\/i>candidate for the leadership for the Conservative Party of Canada<i>\u00a0and Member of Parliament for Bellechasse-Les Etchemins-L\u00e9vis.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Media Relations<\/p>\n<p>581.991.4983<\/p>\n<p>Info@blaney2017.ca<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Steven Blaney proposes immediate measures to counter illegal immigration By\u00a0Pierre-LucFebruary 23, 2017 Steven Blaney, candidate for the leadership for the Conservative Party of Canada, today proposed measures to counter illegal immigration. &nbsp; While illegal immigration is on the rise in Canada as a result of recent events, it is important to take action to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[579,41,525],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":782,"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781\/revisions\/782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}