How does Bill C-49 punish refugees?
Under Bill C-49, some refugee claimants, including refugee children, will be jailed for a year, without anybody reviewing whether they should be kept in detention or released. Also under Bill C-49, some refugees, even after they have been accepted as refugees by Canada, will be kept with a temporary status for 5 years. During these five years, they will not be able to bring their family (spouse and children) to Canada and they will not be able to travel outside Canada.
