Bill C-31 on Refugees - Goverment accepts the opposition to it!

Bill C-31 was introduced (proposed) in Feb 201  by Canadian Government.  Substantial opposition was raised to this bill and finally the government agrees to modify some if its proposed changes. As part of these amendments, permanent resident status (refugee/asylum seekers) will not be revoked based on solely  the current situation in country of origin. This means that if one has become a permanent resident of Canada based on a refugee claim (that  was based on the fact that the country of origin is not safe), then this status of permanent residence will not be revoked solely on the grounds that the current situation in the  country of origin has improved substantially. Refugees arriving as part of smuggling or other irregular process will now have their initial detention review after 14 days (and subsequently 180 days) rather than a year, as proposed earlier.   Genuine refugees will be released while others will continue in detention and eventually be deported. For information on Refugees, Protection, Removals and Inadmissibility, visit this link.  For more information about detention visit this link.