OTTAWA — An NDP critic says a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents is an attempt to "mimic" measures deployed by the Trump administration in the U.S.

"It seems to me … this piece of legislation is Canada's attempt to mimic some of those measures that the United States is adopting. I actually never thought that this day would come where Canada would go down that road," B.C. NDP MP Jenny Kwan told The Canadian Press.

"However, it is here, and meanwhile the government is saying, 'Don't worry, trust us.'"

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said that the immigration minister would only be able to exercise the power to cancel, suspend or alter immigration documents in an "emergency" and after being

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