Peter Showler: Government

Federal Government Dept: The job, which pays as much as $266,000 a year, is a cabinet appointment and Peter Showler argues that opens the door to patronage since there no mechanism to ensure transparency or accountability. More importantly, he said, it means the government could select somebody who ultimately shares its perspective on refugees, according to Calgary Herald. If the government is that outspoken about the merits of particular claims from particular countries, my concern is that they will appoint someone who views refugee issues in the same way and oTTAWA As the federal government seeks a new boss for the Immigration and Refugee Board, one former chairman is raising concerns about the potential for bias. There been no government as outspoken about the merits of refugee issues as this government, he said, adding Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has repeatedly expressed his frustrations about so-called bogus refugees from Hungary and Mexico. The Conservatives, Showler has argued, have generally been less receptive to asylum claims made in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.