The NDP is urging the federal government to condemn what it calls U.S. President Donald Trump's "racist" travel ban and to suspend a refugee agreement with the U.S. The New Democrats have been pressuring the federal government to temporarily halt the Safe Third Country Agreement, arguing it endangers lives by forcing asylum seekers to cross into Canada outside official border points. The party intensified those calls today in the wake of a revised executive order from the U.S. president. "Canadians expect a prime minister with the courage to stand up against a racist executive order," he said. Kwan said suspending the Safe Third Country Agreement will allow people to come through the front door instead of the back door.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2017 21:29 UTC