The federal government is seriously looking at ways and means to stop the shiploads of migrants that come knocking on Canada's shores.
That's the word this week from Immigration Minister Jason Kenney during a media phone conference from India.
The Conservatives hope to have a bill before Parliament by early October and in the meantime are sending a special envoy to Asia as a way to prevent further human smuggling and more ships from landing on the B.C. coast.
Last month a ship arrived off the coast of Vancouver Island with almost 500 Tamil passengers on board, fleeing Sri Lanka via Thailand.
It was the second such ship in less than a year and there are rumours that more ships of Tamils are planning to come to Canada.
Kenney said it's difficult to deal with human smuggling. Read more in The Citizen
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