Court says Canada's asylum agreement with US infringes Canadian Constitutional rights
07-23-2020, 08:04 AM
07-23-2020, 08:04 AM
Canada's asylum agreement with the U.S. infringes on Charter, says Federal Court
tl;dr: Federal court says there's no guarantee of the right to life, liberty, or security of the person for ineligible refugee claimants returned to the USA.
(Aren't two of those three Constitutional guarantees also in the United States Constitution?)
Of course the left-wing NDP wants the government to abide by the ruling while the right-wing Conservative Party wants the ruling appealed. (There's only one court left to appeal to.) The government has six months to respond to the ruling.
Quote:A Federal Court justice says the Safe Third Country Agreement — Canada's asylum agreement with the United States — infringes upon the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is giving the federal government six months to respond.
tl;dr: Federal court says there's no guarantee of the right to life, liberty, or security of the person for ineligible refugee claimants returned to the USA.
(Aren't two of those three Constitutional guarantees also in the United States Constitution?)
Of course the left-wing NDP wants the government to abide by the ruling while the right-wing Conservative Party wants the ruling appealed. (There's only one court left to appeal to.) The government has six months to respond to the ruling.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown