Reshaping Migration and Hardening Borders | “Not Politics as Usual” Conference

The final panel takes up the Trump administration’s pledge to protect Americans “against invasion,” raising concerns about due process and whether the US is, in fact, a safe third country. Meanwhile, Canada’s federal government has tabled Bill C-12, which hardens borders and expands executive powers, with civil society organizations arguing that it erodes human rights protections. How can both countries reconcile a commitment to refugee protection with the securitization of the border? Featuring: Inez Jabalpurwala (moderator), President and CEO, Public Policy Forum Sharry Aiken, Law Professor, Queen's University Ted Gallivan, Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John Thon Majok, Director, Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative, Migration Policy Institute This panel was recorded on June 5, 2026, at the Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal in Montréal, Canada, as part of “Not Politics as Usual: Challenges to Constitutional Governance in Canada and the United States,” the latest conference in the Slater Family Canada-US Policy Series at the Max Bell School of Public Policy. Read more about the conference here: https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/e... ——— ▶ Website: https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/ ▶ MPP program: https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/m... ▶ Facebook:   / maxbellpublicpolicy   ▶ Instagram:   / maxbellpublicpolicy   ▶ Twitter:   / maxbellschool   ▶ LinkedIn:   / maxbellschool