The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has grave concerns regarding the government’s new Bill C-49, which would cause significant and unjustified harms to people seeking safety in Canada.
The aims of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act include: offering safe haven, facilitating family reunification, and granting fair consideration to refugees as a fundamental expression of Canada’s humanitarian ideals, None of these aims are met in Bill C-49 which, rather than protect refugees, would detain them for very long periods without justification or review; would adversely affect the rights of children; and would, for no justifiable purpose, significantly detract from the ability of those granted refugee status to settle into their new home – and all this in violation of international law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Read our analysis here: Bill C-49 Punishes Asylum Seekers
