The border is still closed for refugees trying to seek safety in Canada, but is certainly open for deportations and expulsions during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. https://t.co/b53QFiJOoQ
In November 2020, CBSA announced that it was lifting the moratorium on deportations and 12,122 people were removed. CPJ believes that it is unconscionable to deport people during a pandemic when travel restrictions still prevail around the globe. https://t.co/483v8aljer
The least we can say is Erin O’Toole’s party did not benefit from this heightened media exposure, which, rightly or not, centered around the rejected motion stating that climate was real and that the @CPC_HQ should act upon it.: 338Canada https://t.co/pQfEmoXjW0
For #RefugeeRightsDay, we are reiterating our call on the Gov. of Canada to recognize that refugee travel is essential, & to introduce exemptions to pandemic travel measures for people being resettled & those entering to make a refugee protection claim.
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Canada is at a crossroads. Our population is aging, our fertility rates are below replacement levels, and our workforce is shrinking. As the non-working-age population grows, and as people live longer, the burden on our working-age..... https://t.co/nZQf8MzAkT via @ratnaomi
@publicjustice joins @ccrweb in calling on the government to restart resettlement by extending the exemption to the travel ban for refugees being resettled beyond those who had their permanent resident visa issued as of March 18, 2020! https://t.co/C2ngytci6E
But refugees and asylum seekers still face barriers to a full welcome in Canada, and CPJ believes that Canada needs to step up for refugees. https://t.co/43AY7t0rmp
Canada plans to permanently change the so-called “medical inadmissibility rule” against permanent & temporary migrants who have a health condition that “might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand” on health or social services. https://t.co/bAimEy1pQE via @torontostar
McKay raised the example of Nevsun Resources, a #Canadian miner subject to a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said the company could be sued in Canada over allegations of forced labor, slavery and torture at its copper and gold mine in #Eritrea. https://t.co/JtMTFIHlAO
CPJ is excited to launch registration for our virtual conference, Seeking Justice Together, May 17-20, 2021!
Join justice-minded Christians from across the country as we explore intersectional, interpersonal, and interconnected approaches to justice. https://t.co/bpQK8xHUwz
Desperate immigration detainees have gone on hunger strike in a Montreal-area detention facility since the start of #Covid19 to protest their life-threatening conditions. Last month, five detainees contracted Covid19, and on March 1, another hunger strike https://t.co/09u0ICCJ95
“I need not describe to you what the two words ‘direction’ and ‘control’ mean to Indigenous organizations and Indigenous peoples,” Omidvar said in a speech in the Senate Tuesday, when the bill was called for second reading. https://t.co/IKH0B6w0k6 via @torontostar