Peter Edelmann: Legitimate Refugees

Immigration And Refugee Protection Act Dept: Peter Edelmann said Section 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which criminalizes organizing, aiding or abetting undocumented persons to get into Canada, is so broad and vague it can apply to most legitimate refugees, according to Vancouver Sun. "Like if a mother brought her children with her, she would be guilty of human smuggling." A Vancouver criminal lawyer representing one of the men accused of smuggling Tamil migrants aboard the Ocean Lady in 2009 plans to argue the charges are unconstitutional. "If you organize people arriving without proper documents, then you're guilty under Section 117. So it would include any refugee family that arrives," Edelmann said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.