Warnings over planned shift to more UN refugees

Published December 2, 2009

As Immigration Minister Jason Kenney finalizes legislation to reform Canada's refugee system, experts are warning that some of his solutions are not only misguided, they're contrary to Canada's international obligations.

In September, Mr. Kenney told Embassy that he wants to lower the number of applications for asylum made from within Canada, which he blames for creating a backlog of 60,000 in-land...