Refugee Crisis – Canada – March

2017 By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA

Bio – Author – Paul Young

• Paul Young• CPA, CGA• 15+ years in Corporate Finance• 12+ years in Financial Solution• 8 years in Academia• Blogger on Financial Solutions, Economic Indicators and

Government Policies

PM/Canada

ISIS Threat

Refugees

1970s Vietnam Refugees 2016 Syria Refugees

2016 Asylum Seekers

Government Cost / Refugees

• Source – CBC Radio/Government of Canada

Border Security

• Government of Canada

Canada Border

• https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-hamilton-spectator/20170225/281681139652509 https://ipolitics.ca/2017/02/22/sorry-tony-theres-no-easy-fix-for-the-border-hopping-problem/

Issues facing Canada • Public Safety Costs

• Municipalities pay for fire and police protection

• Re-deploying RCMP and Border Guards

• Housing Costs • Communities house

refugees/asylum seekers

Removal

• http://www.torontosun.com/2017/03/18/countless-failed-refugee-claimants-still-in-canada

Border tensions

What needs to be done?

• The asylum seekers should be turn back over to USA through suspending the safe habor agreement

• USA and Canada need to beef up security/monitoring of the border

• Federal funds need to be made available to provincial, municipal and community groups to support the handling of asylum seekers.