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Citizenship and Immigration committee Will this committee be recommending that the appeal process be implemented?
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen
Citizenship and Immigration committee There's no doubt changes can be made to our immigration system, but I think we have a responsibility as churches and you as elected officials to ensure that Canadians understand that an immigrant is here for a particular reason, but a refugee fears persecution. We can never sto
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen
Citizenship and Immigration committee Responding to your question, this feels like what Yogi Berra once said—“déjà vu all over again”. During the fall of 2004 and the winter of 2005, KAIROS, the Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, which brings together churches and their development agencies, launched a petiti
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen
Citizenship and Immigration committee In the case of our denomination, I think information, insights, and support from other parishes, congregations, and other denominations would be appreciated. But ultimately the decision to provide sanctuary or not to provide sanctuary would be made by the congregation, with the s
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen
Citizenship and Immigration committee As a footnote on the safe third country agreement, Amnesty International, the Canadian Council of Churches, and the Canadian Council for Refugees have launched a court action challenging that agreement on the basis that it violates our charter. For example, in the case of Colom
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen
Citizenship and Immigration committee If I may respond on behalf of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Presbyterians are not keen on earthly absolutes. What does that mean? This came up in our general assembly, that if there was an appeal process, does that mean there would never be a need for sanctuary, and the answ
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen
Citizenship and Immigration committee Good morning. My name is Stephen Allen and I serve with the Presbyterian Church in Canada in our national offices in Toronto. On behalf of our denomination, I thank the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration for the chance to be with you this morning and to brief you
November 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Stephen Allen