e-795 (Refugees)
- Keywords
- Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement
- Canada-United States relations
- Humanitarian grounds
- Refugees
- Third country
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The federal Cabinet and Supreme Court have failed to properly review the United States' "safe third country" status since Canada v. Canadian Council for Refugees (2008 FCA 229);
- The inauguration of a blatantly misogynistic, racist, anti-LGBTQ, fear-mongering government raises grave questions as to the United States' position as a "safe third country" for immigrants;
- Imminent changes to American policy threaten to violate immigrants' Charter rights to life, liberty and security of the person; and
- Given the extreme political climate generated by the Trump administration, Canada's refusal to accept refugees at our American land border violates Article 33 of the Refugee Convention and Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture, which states that no refugee may be returned to a place where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group.
- Open for signature
- June 1, 2017, at 2:52 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 29, 2017, at 2:52 p.m. (EDT)