Category Citizenship & Immigration

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Canada-US “Safe Third Country Agreement” Violates Charter Rights, Federal Court Rules

Last week, the Federal Court ruled that the Canada-US "Safe Third Country Agreement" violates rights and freedoms protected under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Obert Madondo
July 30, 2020

Chelsea Manning barred from entering Canada

In a development that will most certainly strengthen the view that the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will do anything appease the Trump administration, Canadian immigration authorities just barred Chelsea Manning from entering Canada.

Obert Madondo
September 25, 2017

Re-thinking refugee protection: focusing on people and safe passage

Efforts in Canada to provide safe passage to asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States prove that people power and civil society action can change public policy and save lives.

The Canadian Progressive
September 19, 2017

Now is the time for Canada to walk away from the Safe Third Country Agreement

It's disingenuous for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to publicly claim that Canada is safe for asylum claimants while the Bush-era Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) prevents refugees coming from the Unites States from seeking safe haven in Canada.

The Canadian Progressive
September 6, 2017

Welcoming refugees at our borders: a moral and legal imperative

The Canadian Council for Refugees urges Canadians to respond positively to refugee claimants who have been arriving at our borders in increased numbers in recent months.

The Canadian Progressive
March 11, 2017

The Mental and Physical Trauma of “Dreamers” Living With Deportation Threats

Since Trump's election, the future of Daniela Vargas and more than 750,000 recipients of former president Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has been uncertain. Most of them now endure mental and physical trauma as a result of lingering deportation threats.

The Canadian Progressive
March 4, 2017

10 members of President’s Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders resign in protest of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies

Ten members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders just resigned in protest of President Trump's anti-immigrant policies and animosity towards person of colour in the United States.

Obert Madondo
February 16, 2017

Trump’s border plan for Canada? So far, not a wall

The fist meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump seems to have made it clear that there will be no wall between the 8,891 km Canada-US border.

The Canadian Progressive
February 15, 2017