Canada’s dysfunctional refugee policy: a realist case for reform

ID:	HARP-345
Title:	Canada’s dysfunctional refugee policy: a realist case for reform
Source:	Behind The Headlines , v.58(4) Summ’01 pg 1-16
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Year:	2001
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Keywords:	Canada, human rights, immigration law, law, movement and residency, United States, US, civil and political rights, refugee, September 11, terrorists/terrorism
Abstract:	In the aftermath of the events of 11 September 2001, the cases of Ahmed Ressam and Nabil Al-Marabh have fuelled suspicion that Canada’s lax refugee laws have compromised Canadian and American security. While there is mounting evidence to support this claim, the wider question receives much less attention. Is Canada’s in-country or ‘landed’ refugee system in the national interest? In my opinion, it is not. It is my contention that the existing in-country refugee system is not in the national interest because, first, it isn’t a refugee system. It is, for the most part, a humanitarian immigration system. Second, it is racked by dysfunction, waste, and corruption. These are not aberrations but predictable outcomes of Canada’s existing reception and recognition policies.
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