Gabriel Chand and Canada

Coast Stephen Quinn: I think it gave the government a reason to restrict refugee protection access in Canada, and it caused significant problems," Gabriel Chand told On The Coast Stephen Quinn on the five year anniversary, according to CBC. Global refugee numbers reach alarming levels, UN says Tories fortify human smuggling laws Tamil migrant ship boarded: military sources According to Chand, Canada treatment of refugees has only become more restrictive since then. And according to a lawyer and instructor at UBC, the federal government handling of this incident had profound effects on Canada refugee system and the changes have not been for the better. "After the boat came, the government decided to overhaul the entire system. He says that the government focus has been on preventing refugees from making it to Canada in the first place, and then making it more difficult for them to make claims, leaving them in danger of deportation. The passengers claimed refugee status due to the armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil fighters, but were detained on suspicion that some of them had links to the Tamil Tigers terrorist organization. Intercepted off the coast MV Sun Sea was intercepted by Canadian authorities after a three-month journey from Thailand. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.