Supreme Court closes door on refugee protection

Canadian Council of Churches Release

OTTAWA

The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case challenging the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement was met with regret last month by the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International and the Canadian Council of Churches (of which MC Canada is a member).

"This decision means that refugees will not have their day in court," said Elizabeth McWeeny, CCR president. "The U.S. is not in fact safe for all refugees, so we deeply regret that the Supreme Court has not taken this opportunity to ensure that Canada provides refugees the protection they need from forced return to persecution."

The Supreme …