TORONTO — Canada’s Supreme Court Justices questioned whether asylum\u002Dseekers that Canada sends back to the United States are really automatically detained and…
A years-long battle over the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement has reached Canada’s highest court, where lawyers sparred over whether existing protections are sufficient for asylum-seekers turned back at the Canada-U.S. border.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
A decision could have implications for Canada’s justice system beyond asylum rules, lawyers told Reuters. Lawyers argued the agreement violates asylum-seekers’ rights to equal treatment and to life, liberty and security of the person under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Canadian government said not everyone turned back is subject to detention and that there are adequate “safety valves” in place.
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