Write your MP ASAP. This bill is unacceptable, unconstitutional, and unCanadian.

  • Value Subtracted@startrek.website
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    4 days ago

    Of the points raised in the video, which do you think aren’t harmful?

    Unilaterally cancelling immigration applications without any real oversight is draconian.

    The video lays out a very concrete example of why the one-year limit on asylum claims is not a great idea.

    I would think that eliminating “barriers” to forcing electronic service providers to hand over user data to law enforcement should be relevant to the interests of most Lemmy users.

    Making it easier for the police to seize and open mail is…concerning.

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      Why is the year limit a problem. If you sneek into the country for asylum and can’t be bothered to make it legal in a year I have no problem kicking you out.

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        There are legal ways to visit Canada for extended periods of time.

        If, during that time, a person’s country is invaded or otherwise made unsafe, do you still have no problem kicking them out?

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        Well, whether or not your asylum application gets processed and approved is at the whim of the government, not the applicant. From what I understand, the process is slow and rigidly bureacratic and can take more than a year to complete even if they don’t make you start over because you missed a ticky-box on some form or other.

        I admit I haven’t read the bill and it’s possible it gives some leeway for claims in process . . . but I would bet not.

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          78 (1) Subsection 101(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b):

          (b.‍1) the claimant entered Canada after June 24, 2020 and made the claim more than one year after the day of their entry;

          That’s the entire passage in question.

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      4 days ago

      I read the content of the bill, not the video, and thought through it without having my opinions spoonfed by a YouTube huckster.

      IMO This appears to be a reasonable dual purpose bill to stop snow washing and strengthen our borders for war footing.