Canada's New Border Bill Attacks Refugee Rights

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Border Bills Attack Human Right to Seek Safety

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Image above: A family from Türkiye crosses the U.S.-Canada border into Canada on February 23, 2017, in Hemmingford, Quebec. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Canada's New Border Bills Threaten the Human Right to Seek Asylum. Urge the Government to Withdraw Bills C-2 & C-12.

Every person has the right to seek safety. But two bills before Parliament—Bill C-2 and C-12—threaten that right and could endanger people who are simply looking for a safe place to live.

If passed, these bills would:

Prevent people who first entered Canada more than one year ago from making a claim for refugee protection that will be fairly assessed—even if it’s not safe for them to return home (Bills C-2 and C-12).
Make it even harder for people crossing from the U.S. to have their refugee claims heard by the Immigration and Refugee Board (Bills C-2 and C-12).
Give sweeping powers to federal ministers to cancel valid immigration documents—like permanent residence visas and work or study permits—without due process or individualized assessments (Bills C-2 and C-12).
Expand police and intelligence agencies' access to people’s private information, regardless of immigration status (Bill C-2).

These changes risk violating people’s rights under international law. They go against Canada’s values of fairness, compassion, and justice.

At a time when millions of people around the world are forced to flee violence, persecution, and disaster, Canada must not turn its back on those seeking refuge.

A child's boot sits in the water in a creek at the U.S.-Canada border on February 23, 2017, in Hemmingford, Quebec. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Giving politicians sweeping powers over immigration decisions in Bills C-2 and C-12 means people's futures will be decided through arbitrary decision making and political discretion. With a simple order, the government could pull the rug out from under our friends and neighbours who have been building their lives here in Canada. That's not justice—it is unfair. Together, we must stand up for compassion, due process, and the right to safety.

TAKE ACTION NOW: Join us in urging the Government of Canada to withdraw Bills C-2 and C-12 and defend people’s right to seek protection and safety.

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