Immigration And Refugee Board: Louise Elliott

Legal Experts Dept: The Balanced Refugee Reform Act, which included the promise of a new appeals division and was passed in June 2010, had two main goals: make the refugee system faster and fairer, according to CBC. Legal experts are warning that the government has been playing with the fine print in the legislation pushing it away from the goal of fairness in the process and they also warn that a delay in the bill's implementation could mean the government is planning to change other aspects of the law as it's adopted and the federal government is giving refugee claimants a maximum of 15 days to prepare an appeal to the Immigration and Refugee Board, a change the Conservatives made after legislation to reform the system was passed and one that is drawing criticism. Some refugee advocates aren't happy with how the government is proceeding with implementing the legislation and say the 15-day timeframe for appeals is too short, 's Louise Elliott reports. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.