Immigration Minister Dept: The Conservatives claimed they had a deal to pass reforms to Canada’s refugee determination system aimed at speeding decisions, in part by cutting appeals from those who come from countries deemed “safe.” Europeans and Americans, for example, would have less recourse to appeal, according to Globe And Mail. Liberal immigration critic Maurizio Bevilacqua worked with Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to push the bill through the Commons. From last August, when Mr. Kenney began pushing reforms, Mr. Ignatieff expressed willingness and until the last minute, Mr. Ignatieff didn’t see the danger zone in his own party: In the Liberal caucus, getting wires crossed over immigration issues leads to nasty shocks. The government argued that would cut backlogs of claims, allowing “bogus” refugees to be deported faster, so they would be discouraged from coming in the first place. As
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