1. List the following information for Canada: (see the CIA World FactBook website for answers)
a) capital:
b) location/the countries that share its borders:
c) the religious breakdown of the population:
d) the type of government:
e) the chief of state (and head of government if different):
f) the population:

2. Define the following as used in the article:

• deportation (para. 1)
• protected status (para. 2)
• asylum (para. 6)
• refugee (para. 12)
• buffer (para. 13)

3. a) What did Pablo Rodriguez, a Liberal member of the Canadian parliament tell representatives of the Hispanic immigrant community in Los Angeles earlier this month?
b) What did Emmanuel Dubourg, a Haitian-Canadian member of parliament, emphasize during visits last month to Miami’s Haitian community?
c) How do these messages differ from the message proclaimed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this year?

4. a) What was the result of Prime Minster Trudeau’s public proclamation (tweet)?
b) When asked at a recent press conference if his January tweet had been “too welcoming,” what was Prime Minister Trudeau’s response?
c) What do you think of his reply? (Should he have taken responsibility for his mixed messages?)

5. Why doesn’t Canada face the same problem with massive flows of illegal immigrants experienced by the U.S. and European countries?

6. The Trump administration is ending the temporary protected status for Haitians who were granted it following the earthquake 8 years ago while their nation rebuilt. (Former President Bill Clinton co-chaired the recovery organization and Hillary Clinton was U.S. Secretary of State during that time.) The protected status is temporary. How many of the Haitians who applied for asylum in Canada were denied refugee-protection and must return to Haiti?

7. Prime Minister Trudeau is viewed as welcoming and compassionate, but unfortunately gave many people false hope with his tweet.
President Trump is accused of hating immigrants, being “anti-immigrant” etc. because he is enforcing immigration laws and only welcoming immigrants who come to the U.S. legally.
In his address to the U.N. General Assembly on September 19th, President Trump said to the gathered world leaders, “As President of the United States, I will always put America first, just like you, as the leaders of your countries will always, and should always, put your countries first. All responsible leaders have an obligation to serve their own citizens, and the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human condition.”
Do you think that leaders have a responsibility to put their own citizens ahead of those from another country? Explain your answer.

CHALLENGE FOR YOUR TEACHER: Ask your teacher to explain why Prime Minister Trudeau should have considered the example of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s similar proclamation in Germany in 2015 before making such a declaration.