The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and The Canadian Council of Churches responded with disappointment to the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision overturning the lower court’s ruling that the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is unconstitutional. Although it allowed the government’s appeal, the Court pointed to potential shortcomings in the review process for […]
On July 22, 2020, the Federal Court ruled that sending refugee claimants back to the USA under the Safe Third Country Agreement violates their right to liberty and security protected by section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court therefore determined that the Canadian legislation designating the US as a safe
The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) welcomed the July 22, 2020 Federal Court of Canada ruling that sending refugee claimants back to the US under the Safe Third Country Agreement violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “We asked the Court to look at
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From November 4th to 8th the Federal Court of Canada will hear a challenge to the designation of the U.S. as a safe third country for refugees. The court will hear that sending refugee claimants back to the US violates Canadian law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Canada’s binding international human rights obligations. Through the court case, the organizations are arguing that sending refugee claimants back to the US
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Highlights and Decisions from the November 2017 Governing Board Meeting The Canadian Council of Churches Governing Board met on November 15-17 at Queen of the Apostles Renewal Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Governing Board meets biannually to review ecumenical life in Canada, reflect on its significance, identify needs and direct the affairs of the Council
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Refugee Rights – Safe Third Country Agreement Charter Challenge Supreme Court Denial of Leave On Safe Third Regretted – 5 February 2009 Click here to view the media release. Supreme Court asked to review Canada’s closing of the door on refugees – 29 September 2008 The Supreme Court of Canada is being asked to determine
Contents Peace is a dynamic state of well-being and harmony—right relationships among people and nature where there is no fear. Nothing and no one is excluded from God’s vision of peace; it includes all nations, cultures, and peoples, the whole inhabited Earth, indeed the whole cosmos. The quest for peace is at the heart of
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Dear friends of the Council, Recently, as Dr. Mary Marrocco was finishing her long tenure with the Council, she shared a reflection that stuck with me: So much of what the Council does is predicated on seeking that life-giving tension between discipline and discernment, of being humble and willing to sit with the questions that
