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e-860 (Immigration)

E-petition
Initiated by Jeremy Barretto from Calgary, Alberta

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, Canada must turn away refugee claimants seeking to enter Canada from the United States (US) at land border crossings;
  • Due to the recent US Executive Orders, there is a high level of uncertainty for refugee claimants in the US; and
  • Fearing that they will not be afforded protection in the US, an increasing number of these refugee claimants are making dangerous journeys to irregularly cross the US-Canada border in order to seek protection here.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to exercise its right to temporarily suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement so that these refugee claimants may enter Canada safely.
Government response tabled on January 16, 2019 (Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-23-26)
Open for signature
February 16, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
June 16, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT)
Presented to the House of Commons
Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre)
November 7, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02892)
Government response tabled
January 16, 2019
Photo - Darshan Singh Kang
Calgary Skyview
Independent
Alberta