CBA urges feds to give more to provincial immigration, refugee services
Monday, October 16, 2017 @ 6:59 AM | By Terry Davidson
Merely months after legal aid bodies in at least two provinces were brought to the brink of suspending their immigration and refugee services, the Canadian Bar Association is calling on the federal government to help — lest risk a possible breach of the Charter.
Barbara Caruso, CBA Immigration Law section chair The CBA’s Immigration Law Section recently sent a letter to federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, voicing its concern “with the alarming trend of budget cuts, lack of funding and service suspension for immigration and refugee (I&R)...
Barbara Caruso, CBA Immigration Law section chair The CBA’s Immigration Law Section recently sent a letter to federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, voicing its concern “with the alarming trend of budget cuts, lack of funding and service suspension for immigration and refugee (I&R)...
