Citizenship & Immigration

News and hard-hitting, insightful, thoughtful, evidence-based, provocative, and progressive analysis of citizenship and immigration issues in Canada and around the world.

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

Obert Madondo is an Ottawa-based digital artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer, web designer, digital rights enthusiast, digital storytelling enthusiast, aspiring filmmaker, and online publisher.

Obert is a former political aide to a prominent former Zimbabwean lawmaker, human rights defender and former freedom fighter. Obert has previously worked as an international development administrator in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, and Canada.

Obert is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Canadian Progressive, an independent political blog dedicated to producing fearless, evidence-based, adversarial, unapologetic, progressive and activism-oriented journalism situated right at the intersection of politics, technology and human rights.

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