[Newsbot]

Title: Canada to reform refugee system: Kenney
Category: Political
Posted By: andyt
Date: 2010-03-29 12:52:19
Canadian

[uwish]

Yeah! about time.

[Freakinoldguy]

$1:

Kenney said he will follow up the announcement by tabling far-reaching legislation on Tuesday, targeted mainly at people claiming refugee status after they arrive in Canada.

That package aims to speed up the approval system for refugee claimants who come to Canada looking for asylum by efficiently sorting out legitimate refugees from those who are trying to take advantage of Canada's system.

Good luck with that. As soon as you try and get rid of one of these undesirables you'll have every bleeding heart liberal(and no I don't mean the Party)in Canada screaming.

I'm also impressed that they found enough money to raise the standard of living for immigrants which should help keep them above the poverty line. Now if they could only find enough money for our poorest citizens to move up to a better class of cat food, we'd all be happy.

[kenmore]

Illegitimate asylum-seekers targeted

Hello Jason! ever try Mississauga?

[andyt]

I have no problem taking in more legitimate refugees, as long as something is done to get rid of the illegitimate ones, the bastards.

And I agree with Freakin - if we're going to keep people above the poverty line without them expending any effort, why not apply that to citizens in this country first? In fact why not apply it first to people who actually do work, but are still living in poverty?

[Guy_Fawkes]

From what I heard today, this new bill seems like a wicked idea.

[bootlegga]

$1:

Under the proposed legislation announced Monday, Canada would resettle as many as 14,500 refugees selected by the United Nations annually, 2,500 more than it does currently.

Five hundred of those would be sponsored by the government; the remaining 2,000 would be sponsored by Canadians and permanent residents as part of the private sponsorship refugees program.

"Millions of people have fled violence and persecution to seek refuge outside their home countries and we would like to do more to provide them with protection in Canada," said Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.

The reforms will help some of the estimated 10.5 million "refugees living in desperate circumstances around the world and in urgent need of resettlement," Kenney said.

More funding for the newly settled

The government also wants to increase funding for the resettlement assistance program (RAP) to $54 million annually from $45 million in order to ensure newly arrived refugees are receiving "the support they need to begin their new lives in Canada," according to a government release.

So they're going to increase the number of immigrants and the amount of money going to them?

I thought he was a Conservative, not NDP. Sounds like they're trying to out-liberal the Liberals.

[uwish]

I would like to think they have identified serious issues and are attempting to address them. It has been decades since our refugee system had an overhaul, and I for one can't wait to get all the details.