CANADA DECISION TO CANCEL PASSPORTS OF THOSE TRAVELING ABROAD TO JOIN EXTREMISTS GROUPS MAY FACE CHALLENGE IN COURT OF LAW MONTREAL – A human rights lawyer is raising concern about the federal government’s plan to strip Canadian passports of these suspected of travelling abroad to join extremist groups. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed it is “revoking and refusing passports to those going abroad to take element in terrorist activities.” Lorne Waldman, the head of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, says he’s worried the government may possibly use its powers arbitrarily. Waldman likened the practice to Canada’s secretive no-fly list, which civil liberties groups have argued violates the ideal to due course of action. In the case of passport revocation, Waldman says there are at least legal avenues accessible for people to appeal such a decision by way of the courts. But he said there ought to be assurances that power is utilised relatively by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:35:13 +0000
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