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Children Whilst: Chris Mcgrath and Volunteer Teachers

children whilst: Some of these changes were unconstitutional and were in fact struck down by the Federal Court, according to Toronto Star. Now is the time to make sure all vestiges of those punitive and unfair reforms are swept away. The learning centre run by a small number of mostly volunteer teachers, many of whom themselves are refugees, share their time to help teach a growing number of children whilst their families await notice of their asylum applications status to countries such as Canada, Australia and the U.S. Chris McGrath / GETTY IMAGES By Mitchell Goldberg Alex Neve Tues., Nov. 22, 2016 In 2012, Stephen Harper government introduced far-reaching changes to Canadian refugee law and policies. The courts did overturn the cruel and unusual restrictions to refugee health care and discriminatory restrictions to appeal rights based on nationality. One of those 2012 changes stands out. Many other changes were criticized by Amnesty International, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, UN human rights bodies and many other groups as violating basic human right standards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.