Ministerial Authority

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Dept: Kenney included the new ministerial authority called negative discretion in a piece of legislation expected to be studied by the Commons immigration committee this fall, according to The Chronicle Herald. Kenney said he intends to put a set of criteria before the committee and ask MPs how best to apply the new power and oTTAWA Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says he ll seek limits on new powers that will allow him to prevent certain people from entering Canada. The legislation, Bill C-43, would give the minister the power to bar people for what are described as public policy considerations, but that term isn t defined in the bill. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.