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Title: Unique project helps stateless Tibetans find homes in Canada | CTV News
Category: Political
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2014-01-25 09:07:31
Canadian

[Curtman]

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"This is the very first of this kind of project. It�s a whole new direction in how immigration or refugees or sponsorships happen and work," Nima Dorjee, the director of the Project Tibet Society, said. The Project Tibet Society was founded to facilitate the resettlements in Canada.

Displaced or stateless people, like Zeden, do not fall under the traditional definition of refugee. Refugees in Canada must demonstrate a fear of persecution in their original country. This is impossible for somebody who has spent their entire life away from persecution but is still without citizenship.
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Section 25.2 of the act allowed Jason Kenney, the former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, to create a temporary public policy in March 2011 and offer Canadian visas to up to 1,000 stateless Tibetans on the condition that the resettlements be privately sponsored.

A statement to CTV News from the office of the Chris Alexander, the current Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, said "special measures" were developed to allow this process.

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Curtman Curtman:

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"This is the very first of this kind of project. It�s a whole new direction in how immigration or refugees or sponsorships happen and work," Nima Dorjee, the director of the Project Tibet Society, said. The Project Tibet Society was founded to facilitate the resettlements in Canada.

Displaced or stateless people, like Zeden, do not fall under the traditional definition of refugee. Refugees in Canada must demonstrate a fear of persecution in their original country. This is impossible for somebody who has spent their entire life away from persecution but is still without citizenship.
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Section 25.2 of the act allowed Jason Kenney, the former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, to create a temporary public policy in March 2011 and offer Canadian visas to up to 1,000 stateless Tibetans on the condition that the resettlements be privately sponsored.

A statement to CTV News from the office of the Chris Alexander, the current Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, said "special measures" were developed to allow this process.

Holy Shit! Did you just thumbs-up something a conservative did?!?!?!?

[Curtman]

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Curtman Curtman:

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Holy Shit! Did you just thumbs-up something a conservative did?!?!?!?

I know.. And not just any Conservative. Jason Kenney!

Beware of flying pigs.

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Smoked a little too much o the good stuff this morning?

[Curtman]

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Smoked a little too much o the good stuff this morning?

Not yet. I just finished my weekly snowblowing chores. We're going to build a toboggan slide this afternoon. Then there will be vapourizer.

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This seems like a problem for India not Canada.
Or failing India taking responsibility, China.
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Anyway these people are not refugees.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

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This seems like a problem for India not Canada.
Or failing India taking responsibility, China.
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Anyway these people are not refugees.

They're more so than the Sri Lankans that keep showing up here. The only problem I see is the sponsorship going the same way it did with family class immigration, ie: The sponsors reneging on their responsibility and the taxpayer getting to foot the bill.

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PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Xort Xort:

This seems like a problem for India not Canada.
Or failing India taking responsibility, China.
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Anyway these people are not refugees.

They're more so than the Sri Lankans that keep showing up here. The only problem I see is the sponsorship going the same way it did with family class immigration, ie: The sponsors reneging on their responsibility and the taxpayer getting to foot the bill.

They're Tibetan, we should be able to get Hollywoodtm to put up a bond...

[Vamp018]

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PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

Xort Xort:

This seems like a problem for India not Canada.
Or failing India taking responsibility, China.
~
Anyway these people are not refugees.

They're more so than the Sri Lankans that keep showing up here. The only problem I see is the sponsorship going the same way it did with family class immigration, ie: The sponsors reneging on their responsibility and the taxpayer getting to foot the bill.

They're Tibetan, we should be able to get Hollywoodtm to put up a bond...

Hollywood is a disgrace and too busy with Africa. now you know how we feel with the Mexicans and C.Americans in the US. I would grant refugee to Tibetans over any Mexicans. They face a real danger from China.

[Freakinoldguy]

Damn Tibetan foreigner's coming to our country and taking all the good jobs. Now where the hell are all the "Real" Canadian, Buddhist Monks, Prayer Wheel Makers, and Pacifists supposed to get a job?



Good for the Canadian Gov't but it may have been more appropriate to have done this in the 60's when these people were first displaced. But I suppose better late than never.

[saturn_656]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Damn Tibetan foreigner's coming to our country and taking all the good jobs. Now where the hell are all the "Real" Canadian, Buddhist Monks, Prayer Wheel Makers, and Pacifists supposed to get a job?



Good for the Canadian Gov't but it may have been more appropriate to have done this in the 60's when these people were first displaced. But I suppose better late than never.

Back in the 60's they were likely focused on getting their country back. Not much chance of that now.

[Freakinoldguy]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Damn Tibetan foreigner's coming to our country and taking all the good jobs. Now where the hell are all the "Real" Canadian, Buddhist Monks, Prayer Wheel Makers, and Pacifists supposed to get a job?



Good for the Canadian Gov't but it may have been more appropriate to have done this in the 60's when these people were first displaced. But I suppose better late than never.

Back in the 60's they were likely focused on getting their country back. Not much chance of that now.

Given who was running the show back then there was even less of a chance in the 60's than now.