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It wasn’t until recent years when the Carrasco siblings, now grown up, began to understand the allegations of crimes against humanity levelled at their father as they fought to keep him here with the rest of the family. That effort has proven futile with the father’s pending deportation after 31 years in Canada.
British Columbia is ending an arrangement with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to hold immigration detainees in provincial correctional centres, saying it doesn’t align with its stance on human rights. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said in a statement Thursday the province conducted a review that analyzed its contract with the agency, including public safety, and consulted with advocacy groups.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cbsa-immigration-detention-ending-1.6528001
The Conservative Party and Afghan refugee advocates are calling on the federal government to expand the special immigration program meant to prioritize former employees of the Armed Forces or the Canadian government and their families. Last week, the government said it was no longer taking new referrals and would be processing the last of the 18,000 applications to that program.
On Thursday, B.C. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said the province is ending its contract with the Canada Border Services Agency on managing individuals held under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The announcement came after a provincial review initiated last fall to examine all aspects of the arrangement, including its effect on public safety and whether it aligns with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners as well as expectations set by Canadian courts.
L’opposition conservatrice à Ottawa demande au gouvernement de Justin Trudeau de prolonger un programme spécial d’immigration mis en place pour faire venir au Canada les Afghans qui tentent de fuir les talibans. Le député Jasraj Singh Hallan, porte-parole du parti en matière d’immigration, affirme qu’Ottawa a manqué à son obligation morale de sauver les Afghans qui ont aidé le Canada dans sa mission militaire, et qui font maintenant face aux représailles des talibans, qui ont pris le contrôle de Kaboul l’année dernière.
Les principaux partis politiques devraient s’engager à relever les seuils d’immigration annuels à 90 000 personnes au Québec pour atténuer la rareté de main-d’œuvre, plaide Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec (MEQ) qui a dévoilé ses demandes, mercredi, en vue de la prochaine campagne électorale. Les effets de la rareté de main-d’œuvre ne sont pas aussi visibles dans les usines que dans les commerces ouverts à tous, mais ses conséquences sont bien réelles pour les manufacturiers, prévient la présidente-directrice générale de MEQ, Véronique Proulx.