Roxham Road was recently dubbed the “path of angels” or “chemin des anges” by Laura-Julie Perreault in La Presse. And for good reason. It is the road that prevents Canada from falling too far from its international legal obligations toward refugees. This informal entry point to Canada for people seeking our protection was closed from March 2020 to November 2021 as part of the government’s pandemic border restrictions. Now that it is open again, ill-founded rhetoric and myths have resurfaced. Read More
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Silcoff and Basman: Lessons from Roxham Road show it's time to scrap the Safe Third Country Agreement
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