Enhanced Screening Needed for Blocking Foreign Agents, MP Says

MISSISSAUGA—Canada needs robust screening processes to ensure that individuals seeking to immigrate do not have criminal records or harbour “ulterior motives,” such as being agents of foreign entities, said the Conservatives’ associate shadow minister for immigration. MP Brad Redekopp made this statement on Feb. 22 during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., addressing immigration policy and the affordability crisis. When asked about concerns related to foreign entities potentially exploiting sleeper agents—spies planted within a target country awaiting activation—or individuals aligning with a malign foreign state actor, he highlighted the need to implement tighter screening measures to safeguard the immigration process....