"Canada's once robust asylum system, characterized by independent hearings and a reluctance to turn people away, is now evolving into a pre-screening process that limits access to the Immigration and Refugee Board. This shift affects real individuals, including students and workers, whose circumstances may have changed, putting them at risk of harm if returned."
"The promise to end the use of provincial jails for immigration detention has not materialized as expected. Instead, a 'temporary' facility has been opened within a federal prison in Quebec, contradicting the commitment to improve conditions for those in immigration detention."
"Despite the ongoing invocation of the Charter and the 'rules-based order,' the reality is that human rights are moving from the center of public policy to its edges, with issues like poverty and homelessness increasingly ignored."
"The Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States continues to be upheld, even as the underlying assumption that the American system provides meaningful access to protection becomes increasingly difficult to defend."
Canada's liberal identity, rooted in the Charter since 1982, is being rewritten as human rights and asylum policies shift. The government invokes traditional language, yet human rights are increasingly sidelined. Asylum processes have changed to pre-screening that limits access to independent hearings, affecting real individuals facing harm. Immigration detention practices have not improved, with a new facility opening in a federal prison. The Safe Third Country Agreement remains in place despite concerns about the American system's ability to provide protection.
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