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Refugee Care and Federal Appeals Court

Federal Appeals Court: Judge rejects Ottawa refugee policy appeal, Nov. 1, according to The Star. At the last minute they went to the Federal Appeals Court to ask for more time. They didnt get it, thank goodness; thanks to the insight of Justice Wyman W. Webb, the amazing lawyers, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, the growing chorus of Canadas outraged health providers and others in the media and our professional medical organizations and Re: Judge rejects Ottawa refugee policy appeal, Nov. 1 Citing them as cruel and harmful, Federal Court Justice Ann MacTavish on July 4 overturned the cuts to refugee healthcare implemeted by Canadas federal Conservative government. The government was given four months to appeal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.