Crimes Against Humanity and Canadian Press

Parliament Hill: Overall, there were fears that Canada contribution to the global fight against crimes against humanity was "diminishing due to capacity and resource issues." A Canadian flag flies in the the wind on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, according to Huffington Post Canada. A January 2016 presentation of preliminary evaluation findings about the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program was released to The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. "Resources have not changed since 1998 and are considered inadequate," says the presentation, prepared for the Justice Department by Prairie Research Associates. The study also uncovered concerns about a trend toward using immigration law to remove war criminals from Canada rather than pursuing prosecutions or revoking citizenship. The justice minister office had no immediate comment on the findings. Just 2 citizenship revocation cases The consultants examined data, surveyed staff and interviewed 49 people — including federal employees and representatives of foreign governments, NGOs and academic institutions. The multi-agency federal program, with an annual budget of about $16 million, tries to keep war criminals out of Canada, prevent those in Canada from obtaining citizenship, revoke the status of people complicit in atrocities, and investigate and prosecute suspects when appropriate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.