Supreme Court of Canada upholds Safe Third Country Agreement

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2017, file photo, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers greet migrants as they enter into Canada at an unofficial border crossing at the end of Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

By The Canadian Press

Posted June 16, 2023 9:02 am.

Last Updated June 16, 2023 9:04 am.

Canada’s highest court has deemed the pact between Canada and the United States to control the flow of asylum seekers across the shared border to be constitutional.

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