Immigration And Refugee: Opposition Mps

Charter Of Rights And Freedoms Dept: But immigration and refugee advocates denounced the measures, saying they deny legitimate refugee claimants basic rights and essentially creat "two classes" of refugees, which violates equality provisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, according to Montreal Gazette. In a major shift in policy, the minister of public safety would have the power to decide who qualifies as an "irregular" arrival, based on whether officials suspect the involvement of for-profit smugglers, criminal organizations or terrorist groups in arranging passage to Canada and the Harper government laid out a series of reforms yesterday that it said would go after "ruthless profiteers" who co-ordinate illegal human-smuggling operations and asylum seekers who "jump the immigration queue." Opposition MPs predicted that the legislation is headed for a rough ride in the House of Commons, where debate is to begin on Wednesday. As reported in the news.
@t refugee claimants, refugee advocates