‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

The bill's proposal for a new timeline for refugee applications that would be in effect starting in 2020—more than five years prior to the bill even being passed—and the power to cancel large numbers of immigration documents at once are causing concerns.
Bill C-12 is ‘primarily designed to significantly reduce the rights of individuals wanting to come to Canada,’ says non-affiliated Senator Marilou McPhedran.

A government bill that would dramatically increase the input of cabinet and the Immigration Department in people’s ability to come and stay in Canada is leaving some, including a senator, concerned that this country will revert to being a hostile place for...

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