Tings Chak: Safety Canada and Ralph Goodale

tings chak: The demands have remained unchanged, we still have not heard back a meeting with Ralph Goodale, according to Globe and Mail. The group says the hunger strike is taking a physical, psychological and emotional toll on the men still refusing food. It not really about the exact numbers of people, it the fact that the strike is ongoing, said Tings Chak, a spokeswoman for No One Is Illegal. Public Safety Canada says that of the 250,000 people per day who try to come to Canada, only a small minority are detained, and those cases are reviewed regularly by an independent tribunal. He said Goodale hopes to put forward proposals later this year. Brien said the minister is working on issues related to detention, including possible alternatives to detention, upgrades to infrastructure at detention facilities and appropriate accountability mechanisms for the Canadian Border Services Agency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.