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Article: Canada's future: a good country or colony of an imperial power? Calls for bold changes in refugee selection. (Centre Spread).
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- Catholic New Times
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- June 15, 2003
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The Sanctuary Coalition, a 12-year-old Christian support group for refugees ho are caught in the "limbo" of endless Canadian Immigration (CIC) processes, has issued a statement calling on federal political parties, churches and all Canadians to recognize that the Canadian government has progressively been selling out on "the soul of Canada" in its treatment of many refugee claimants seeking safety in Canada.
Their statement, entitled Canada's Future: A Good Country or Colony of an Imperial Power? calls for a review of Canada's responses to the U.S. concerns for security and proposes bold changes in Canada's refugee selection procedures.
The Coalition is ...