LAWS 2502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Security Certificate, Henry Morgentaler, Fundamental Justice
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What are security certificates: applicable only to non-citizens legally authorized by irpa (immigration refugee protection act) For people who are suspected of being a threat to national security, being involved in organized crime, violating human or international rights. Detained indefintely and don"t need to be told why. Aim is to deport people and get them back to country they came from. What 2 ministers give out security certificates: minister of citizenship and immigration, minister of public safety & emergency preparedness. Live matter: we are not deporting, we hold them in jail for long periods of time. What happened after charkaoui: bill c-3 implemented which creates a special advocate system, detainees still do not know evidence against them. Special advocate to work in best interest of detainee. What was found in harkat v. canada (2014): arrested a man who was a refugee from algeria suspected of engaging terrorist activity in canada.
