Carney revives a dark chapter in Canada’s immigration policy

This past March, Prime Minister Mark Carney solemnly declared that the “old relationship we had with the United States, based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperations, is over.”

Then, a few months later, he proceeded to introduce Bill C-2 — since rebranded as Bill C-12 — an omnibus bill being fast tracked through Parliament that would introduce American-style refugee and border policies to Canada, resurrecting a discriminatory and anti-migrant approach to immigration that we have not seen since the early 20th century.

Bill C-12, also known as the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, introduces profound changes that will restructure key parts of Canada’s refugee protection regime. Perhaps most alarmingly to refugee ad