Quebec asks Eric Adams to stop buying bus tickets for New York migrants

The government of Canada’s largest province is demanding Mayor Eric Adams “immediately” stop helping migrants enter the Great White North illegally, The Post recently reported.

“Any form of assistance to migrants crossing the border where it is strictly prohibited must be stopped immediately,” said a spokesman for Quebec Prime Minister François Legault.

“We understand that the situation of migrants in New York creates serious problems, but the situation in Quebec and especially in Montreal is even worse and represents an important humanitarian problem.”

Earlier this month, The Post reported exclusively that Adams used taxpayer funds to purchase bus tickets for migrants from the Big Apple to get to Plattsburgh.

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From there, migrants take taxis and vans to a cul-de-sac at the end of Wroxham Road in Champlain, where they cross the border and surrender to the Canadian highlands for shelter, The Post documented on Feb. 5.

Up to 250 migrants use the Roxham Road crossing daily to enter Canada illegally, almost all of whom end up in Montreal, Quebec’s largest city, Legault spokesman Yuen Sauves said.

The situation has staggered Montreal’s ability to provide housing and other public services, he said, as the influx of new students alone is equivalent to opening 13 new schools.

Last year, 39,161 people used Wroxham Road to enter Canada illegally, Soves said, accounting for 99.1% of all such border crossings.

By comparison, the latest figures released by the mayor’s office on Monday showed that officials have processed more than 45,600 migrants since the spring, of which about 29,100 were housed in 91 temporary shelters as of Sunday.

However, those numbers are likely underestimates because they do not include migrants who stay with relatives, friends and others in their networks after arriving in New York City, according to City Hall.

But while the Big Apple has a population of nearly 8.5 million, Montreal has only 1.7 million.

Adams’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but last week the mayor defended funding for various nonprofits, including Catholic charities, to “re-ticket” migrants who want to leave the city for Canada.

“We are not encouraging anyone to go to another country,” Adams said during an appearance Wednesday on CNN. “If we talk to a migrant, we interview him, [we] get to know their desires and make sure we help them as we did.”

The Wroxham Road border crossing surge has sparked controversy in Quebec, with the secessionist Parti Québec recently calling for police intervention and the creation of an “enclave” to block Wroxham Road between the US and Canada.

Another secessionist political party, the Bloc Québécois, tweeted Friday that Quebec is not “all inclusive,” sparking outrage from the Democratic Socialist Québec Solidarity Party, the Canadian press reported on Sunday.

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“All inclusive is where we go to crash on the beach while drinking margaritas,” said Québec Solidaire spokesman Gabriel Naude-Dubois, who attended the party’s national council in Montreal.

“People who enter Quebec to apply for asylum are people who are fleeing violence, exploitation, persecution. These are not the kind of people who want to relax.”

Nadeau-Dubois added, “These comparisons are inappropriate.”