Petition: Suspend Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States

Petition: Suspend Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States

The Broadbent Institute is calling on the Prime Minister of Canada and his Government to Immediately condemn the recent cruel actions of the United States Government against immigrant families and suspend the Safe-Third-Country Agreement.

Please read, sign, and share this petition:

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Hussen,

I am calling on you to honour our country’s longstanding commitment to human rights by suspending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have imposed multiple inhumane and discriminatory changes to its refugee and immigration system. In early 2017, President Trump made an executive order for a travel ban on 7 Muslim-majority countries; leaving many stranded at ports of entry around the world. Then in late 2017, news broke that President Trump would end temporary protected status for thousands of individuals, many of them young people who’ve been in the United States for the majority of their lives. And now, the world is watching with despair and grave concern as families seeking asylum are being detained and children being forcibly separated from their parents.  The photographs of these thousands of children being held in cages have shocked the conscience of Canadians.

The Safe Third Country Agreement holds that both Canada and the U.S are “safe” countries for those seeking asylum. Manifestly, the U.S. no longer meets this standard.  Countless refugee advocates including Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees have called on Canada to recognize the ongoing inhumane treatment of asylum seekers in the U.S. by rescinding the Safe Third Country Agreement.

As a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention, Canada has a legal and moral responsibility to provide asylum to those who seek it - including migrants at the Canada/U.S. border. Given the deteriorating situation in the U.S. we need to act immediately.  Please do what is right. Uphold and fulfill our international commitments and suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States now.

Hi Joseph, Fantastic news to share with you today; our petition asking Justin Trudeau’s government to suspend our “Safe-Third-Country” agreement with the United States has already gathered 5,000 signatures! However, since our last email the United States has dropped out of the United Nations Human Rights Council making our petition much more urgent for refugees and migrant families. We need to get to at least 10,000 signatures if we really want to get the attention of the media and the Prime Minister. Can you please sign this humanitarian petition right now? Considering the urgent nature of the immigrant and refugee situation at the borders in Donald Trump’s United States, the U.S. is simply not “safe” for immigrants, particularly immigrant children who are still being held in detention camps. Human rights are not negotiable. Let’s get Justin Trudeau’s attention together - please sign and forward this email to all of your friends, family, colleagues, and neighbours. We would all be so grateful. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Josh -- Josh Bizjak Director of Development Broadbent Institute Broadbent Institute · Canada This email was sent to human4usbillions@gmail.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Broadbent Institute on Twitter or Facebook. Created with NationBuilder, the essential toolkit for leaders. Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original

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