City Council: City and Motion

city council: Two years ago, Hamilton city council unanimously approved a motion that permitted undocumented migrants access to municipal services without providing immigration documents, turning Hamilton into Canada second sanctuary city, according to Rabble. Sanctuary City Hamilton Coalition, a broad-based group of activists, service providers, and community members, brought the motion to city council in an effort to "re-shape our communities to provide access for all regardless of immigration status." City council adoption of the motion represented strides forward for the broader migrant justice movement and laid the groundwork for future campaigns like OHIP for All. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. But a limited scope and lack of accountability have stunted the motion effectiveness. Craven is a community organizer with Justice Across Borders, a migrant justice group that grew out of the the Hamilton Sanctuary City Coalition. Hamilton has failed to follow through on several clauses laid out in the motion, including their promise to lobby the provincial and federal governments. "There hasn't necessarily been as much follow up in years since the motion has been passed," Caitlin Craven told rabble in a telephone interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.