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Entries from January 2008

Unfair refugee accord

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

It is time to put a stake through the heart of the “Safe Third Country” agreement, which has been nothing but a refugee deflection device from day one. The 2004 accord between Canada and the United States allows Canada to turn back at our land border most refugee claimants who come to us by way [...]

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Court gives go ahead for immigration class-action lawsuit

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The Federal Court of Canada has given the green light to a national, class-action lawsuit alleging that the Department of Citizenship and Immigration profits off its visa application fees, and has illegally raked in more than $700 million over the past decade from new immigrants.
It is the first time in the history of the Federal [...]

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