Migrants flee on foot after crash
I want to note this CTV piece about the mishap that occurred early Sunday when an SUV crowded with migrants was involved in a crash with another vehicle near Hemmingford, close to the border, because of terminology. Some were injured but others fled on foot. Reports say that the driver of the other vehicle was arrested for drunk driving.
CTV fairly reports this story as being about undocumented migrants. CBC cites police calling them illegal immigrants, a discouraged term because it inaccurately portrays individuals as criminals based on their immigration status, which is a civil rather than a criminal offense.
In French, Radio-Canada calls them migrants clandestins.
Andrew 09:05 on 2025-07-14 Permalink
CBC article seems to have been updated to “Irregular’ although illegal is still part of the URL and it’s visible in the RSS feed.
marko 11:45 on 2025-07-14 Permalink
Looks like the quote from the SQ officer was removed for the reasons you mention. I think it is significant the the SQ officer called them “Illegal immigrants” for other reasons, and shows the attitudes of police in the area.