Immigration: Canadian Waters

Ship Captains Dept: Olivia Chow, the NDP's immigration critic, says she wants the Tories' Bill C-49 reworked to penalize "those who prey on the vulnerable," while also protecting the migrant victims, according to Vancouver Sun. "Putting the onus on them will make it easier to obtain a conviction," she said and accused human-smugglers would be considered guilty until proven innocent under an NDP amendment to proposed federal legislation. Any ship captains who arrive in Canadian waters with more than 40 passengers and lacking identification should have to prove they are not smuggling their human passengers, Chow told a news conference Wednesday. As reported in the news.
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