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In March, the US and Canada struck a deal to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. It worked - for a short time.

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Bock-Côté's influence on Premier Legault and his government is a measure of how quickly the Quebec ruling class is moving to the right as it adopts anti-immigrant and other chauvinist policies.

A deal Canada struck this year to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. was, at first glance, a quick success: Within days, the number of people caught at unofficial crossings along the border dwindled to a trickle. But five months later, the overall number of people filing refugee claims in Canada has risen instead of falling. The numbers show how hard it is for countries to shut the door on desperate people and the challenge unexpected numbers of asylum seekers can pose: In Toronto, hundreds slept on the streets this summer as they struggled to find beds.

The total number of refugee claims made in Canada rose in July to 12,010 - the highest monthly total since at least January 2017 - and up from 10,120 in March, according to data from the immigration, refugees and citizenship department.