Should every refugee claim be decided on its own merits?

There are some 73,000 claims backlogged, with wait times hovering around two years. All claimants receive mandated social benefits, costing Canadians aplenty.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured responding to the auditor general's report on May 7, told reporters that the government has cleared its backlog of legacy refugee claims last week. In the 2019 budget, the feds set aside $208-million for the Immigration and Refugee Board to help tackle the backlog.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK

May 9, 2019

This is a tale of two tales. Not tall tales but real ones siphoned from the storied vaults of the Immigration and Refugee Board this past December. About the only details changed are the claimants’ names, done to protect the innocent (meaning me). Despite what you m...

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