Lorsque, il y a quelques semaines, Hana Marku, avocate spécialisée en droit de l’immigration, a ouvert son courriel et découvert la photo d’un nourrisson émacié dans la bande de Gaza, elle a déclaré s’être sentie impuissante.
Lorsque, il y a quelques semaines, Hana Marku, avocate spécialisée en droit de l’immigration, a ouvert son courriel et découvert la photo d’un nourrisson émacié dans la bande de Gaza, elle a déclaré s’être sentie impuissante.
When immigration lawyer Hana Marku opened her email weeks ago to a photo of an emaciated infant in the Gaza Strip, she said she felt helpless. The child is among about 50 Palestinians the Toronto-based lawyer is representing. She said each one was blocked without explanation from submitting applications under the temporary visa program the Canadian government created to help them flee the Israel-Hamas war.
When immigration lawyer Hana Marku opened her email weeks ago to a photo of an emaciated infant in the Gaza Strip, she said she felt helpless.
The child is among about 50 Palestinians the Toronto-based lawyer is representing. She said each one was blocked without explanation from submitting applications under the temporary visa program the Canadian government created to help them flee the Israel-Hamas war.
The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combatting systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn’t agree with the program’s approach.The federal government first offered $6.64-million in funding to provinces and territories in 2021 to improve fairness in the courts. Spread out over five years, the money was aimed at addressing the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system by promoting the use of race and cultural assessments before
The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combatting systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn’t agree with the program’s approach.
The federal government first offered $6.64-million in funding to provinces and territories in 2021 to improve fairness in the courts. Spread out over five years, the money was aimed at addressing the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system by promoting the use of race and cultural assessments before sentencing.
Le gouvernement du Québec a refusé du financement fédéral destiné à lutter contre le racisme systémique dans le système judiciaire, disant ne pas être d’accord avec l’approche du programme.
Le gouvernement du Québec a refusé du financement fédéral destiné à lutter contre le racisme systémique dans le système judiciaire, disant ne pas être d’accord avec l’approche du programme.
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