by mathieu@leadingwithnice.com | Apr 2, 2020 | Media Release, Responding to COVID-19
Refugee, Human Rights, and Legal Organizations Call for Border to be Reopened to Refugees in Lead Up to Refugee Rights Day In the lead up to Refugee Rights Day, refugee, human rights, legal and civil liberties organizations are renewing their call for the Government...
by mathieu@leadingwithnice.com | Mar 20, 2020 | Media Release, Responding to COVID-19
In these extraordinary times, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) is deeply concerned by this morning’s announcement barring refugees at Canada-US border. The government had earlier announced a sensible plan to ensure safe housing and quarantine for...
by mathieu@leadingwithnice.com | Dec 31, 2019 | Letters and Submissions
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON KlA 0A2 Via email: justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, RE: Ministerial mandate letters On behalf of the Canadian Association of...
by mathieu@leadingwithnice.com | Aug 12, 2019 | Media Release, Legal Aid Crisis
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) and the Refugee Lawyers Association (RLA) of Ontario congratulate and applaud Prime Minister Trudeau for today’s announcement addressing the refugee and immigration legal aid crisis in Ontario, and increasing refugee...
by mathieu@leadingwithnice.com | Jun 25, 2019 | Legal Aid Crisis, Media Release
Refugee advocates are calling for urgent action from the federal government to resolve the refugee legal aid crisis, in the wake of significant changes to the refugee process in the federal Budget Implementation Act that was passed last Thursday. Women fleeing...