May, 23, 2012

Stalled Refugee Appeal Division Gets a Nudge

Voted into law in 2001, the Refugee Appeal Division remains non-existent following three governments. Now a new bill is on its way in an attempt to rescue the still-born law.

By Lee Berthiaume

Published May 30, 2007

Opposition MPs and human rights activists are hoping a private member's bill will push the government to enact another piece of legislation and establish an appeal mechanism for asylum-seekers.

Parliamentarians are expected to send Bill C-280–which would require the government to establish a Refugee Appeal Division–to the Senate following a vote today, a week after Amnesty International...

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