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colonelcrusto · 5 months ago

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Ring of Horror: Rosemary

Hailing from the Valley of Shadows (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is Holly Letkeman. Better known today by the monstrous moniker of Rosemary. Okay, maybe it's not the most menacing or imposing of names, but Rosemary herself is both those things and more. Plus, Rosemary's Baby—A classic horror flick directed by convicted statutory rapist Roman Polanski so there's a spooky connection to the name. Getting her start in the business in 2008, Letkenman was trained by three Canadian greats, Johnny Divine, Tyson Dux, and Coach Scott D'Amore. She'd work her first match on January 30th, 2008, at a Prime Time Wrestling event in Belleville, Michigan, featuring heavy cross-promotion with the Insane Clown Pose's wrestling promotion, Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

In March, Letkeman took the ring name PJ Tyler, inspired by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and possibly Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, and began performing across the Canadian Indies, frequently appearing for Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling. By her second year, PJ Tyler could be regularly seen on Pro Wrestling Xtreme and Great Canadian Wrestling shows.—It was in the latter promotion that Tyler picked up her first championship, winning the GCW WILD Champion in a tournament. PJ Tyler's run lasted 117 days before dropping it to some random dude named Anthony Darko. Info on the title change and Darko's run with the belt is .—And not really all that important. Near the end of 2010, Tyler switched up her ring name, dropping the PJ and the Tyler in favor of a Courtney and a Rush.

Courtney Rush didn't slow down, working feverishly across various indies North of the border and somewhat dipping her toe into the United States indie scene, mainly for SHIMMER Women Athletes' taping in Chicago, Il. She'd end up signed to Impact Wrestling in 2016. But before that, Courtney Rush dominated Canadian wrestling, amassing quite a collection of championships, including an 833-day regin with the Acclaim Pro Wrestling Woman's championship, among other not-as-lengthy but still pretty lengthy title runs.

On her own, Courtney Rush was bound to make it. She had all the tools needed to succeed in the industry. It was just a matter of time before Courtney Rush was signed with someone. Unfortunately or fortunately—depending on your perspective—Courtney Rush went, and doggone got herself possessed. Possessed by a demon assassin. Rosemary.

Track 10 off Marilyn Manson's fourth studio album, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death), filled the Impact Zone on January 26th as Rosemary took the stage. Painted up like some kinda demonic, demented haunted house performer, smudges and smears specked her arms and legs, not a look wrestling fans were accustomed to. She delivered a terrible, nonsensical promo to the Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards), who stood in the ring. Fellow Canadian Crazy Steve and fellow monster Abyss joined Rosemary on stage, officially coming together as Decay. The trio attacked the Wolves—Stealing their Tag Team titles in the process. Decay would legitimately hold the titles in March after defeating Beer Money Inc. (Bobby Roode and James Storm) at Sacrifice.—Early in the same show, Rosemary scored a shenanigans-filled win over wrestling legend Gail Gim. In October, Rosemary would get some gold of her own. Winning the vacant TNA Knockouts World Championship in a Six-Sides of Steel match against Jade.

A respectable 266 days with the strap ended with Rosemary dropping the belt in a title vs. title unification match with Global Force Wrestling Women's Champions Sienna (Allysin Kay) at Slammiversary XV. In the weeks leading up to the event, Rosemary turned Face, claiming The Hive had sent her to protect Allie, first saving her from a beatdown from Sienna and Laurel Van Ness. What The Hive exactly is is not entirely clear. It seems to be more of an idea. Or perhaps it's an ageless being from beyond the stars that is psychically and spiritually linked to the being known as Rosemary.

A feud with the debuting Taya Valkyrie would end before it started, thanks to personal issues on Valkyrie's part. Rosemary reentered the title hunt, failing to regain the yet-again vacant Knockouts title in a tournament. The feud with Taya Valkyrie picked right back up once Valkyrie returned. Their short-lived angle concluded in a fancily named hardcore match (A Demon's Dance Match.) No longer preoccupied with the title or Taya, Rosemary could again focus on protecting her pal Allie.

And help, Allie needed. Su Yung had her sights set on ending Allie. On the April 26th, 2018, edition of Impact, Yung, along with a legion of Undead Bridesmaids, attacked Allie, attempting to put her in a coffin.—An attempt stopped by Rosemary. If you're a fan of horror and wrestling, then this is the feud for you. The demonic Rosemary protecting the sweet, innocent Allie from the evil undead bride Su Yung—Chef's kiss. Big, sloppy, chef's kiss. An injury Rosemary sustained at an indie show facilitated her needing to be written off TV a week after the start of the angle. The May 3rd Impact featured a match between Rosemary and Su Yung. At least it was meant to. Before the bell, the women broke into a brawl on the ramp. Yung summed her Undead Bridesmaids, who with them brought a casket. Allie was there too, trying to assist her best friend, Rosemary. It didn't go so well. Allie was forced to watch as Su Yung dumped Rosemary into the casket, sealing her inside.

A lot happened while Rosemary healed up. Allie went, and doggone got herself possessed, turning Heel and aligning with former rival Su Yung. Allie (now going by Dark Allie) and Su Yung teamed up to defeat Jordynne Grace and Kiera Hogan (No relation to former singer/reality star Brooke Hogan) at the January 2019 Homecoming. Rosemary returned that night, saving Kira Hogan from a post-match beatdown and reigniting the storyline with Allie and Su Yung. Rosemary worked to free Allie from the demonic hold that had taken over her. Along with Kira Hogan, at March's Against All Odds event, Rosemary dragged Allie with her into the Undead Realm in hopes of retrieving her friend's soul. -- Rosemary failed to save the soul of Allie, losing her friend forever.

Rosemary's revenge came in May when she laid out Su Yung in a Demon Collar Match (Dog Collar Match) where the ladies worked smart rather than hard. It's not a terrible match. But it does lack the violence and aggression you'd want from such a heated blood feud between two unholy hell beings. Instead of using the chain to brutalize one another, they find creative ways to incorporate its use. Choking spots. Tripping and tangling each other up. Dragging and pulling each other around the ring. It all works. Just would've worked better in a different match with different wrestlers. These two should've been trying to kill each other. They should have bled and broke to finish off this feud. Though Rosemary did take Su Yung prisoner.

Rosemary kept her captive close, having Su Yung accompany her to the ring over the next few weeks until Father James Mitchell had Havok free Yung while attacking Rosemary during a non-title match with Taya Valkyrie. Rosemary continued her unsuccessful pursuit of the Knockouts Title while simultaneously battling James Mitchell, Havok, and Su Yung. The entire saga came to a head with James Mitchell banishing Havok and Yung to the Undead Wasteland and Rosemary rescuing them.

TNA/Impact Wrestling has always been a wee bit silly. But Wrestle House was the undisputed peak of Impact/TNA buffoonery. A goofy Big Brother/Real World-style reality show, except with a vaguely supernatural twist. They can't leave the house, possibly due to a curse from Rosemary. The whole thing was madness. Ridiculous fun to be enjoyed by all but a few wrestling fans with a penchant for brightly colored suits, Southern idioms, and tennis rackets. It might not have been "Real Wrestling," but it was stupid, creative, and different, which is always appreciated. Her time in Wrestle House led Rosemary to form a brief team with former enemy Taya Valkyrie.

The team of Rosemary and Valkyrie competed in a tournament for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Titles. They lost and stopped teaming after. She wasn't single long. Disbanding her team with Valkyrie in December and getting back with one of her exes by January. Ex-partner, that is, and it was Crazy Steve whom she got back together, reforming Decay—Sans Aybss; in his sted, the group added Luchador Black Taurus and former Rosemary foe-turned-friend Havok. When it comes to the story of Rosemary, it is hard not to be reminded of the famous quote: "Do I not destroy my enemies by making them my friends?" Time after time, rivals become allies.

With Havoc, Rosemary would have her first run with the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship. The iconic team of The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay) took the belts from Decay after 98 days. Rosemary floated around the Knockout Tag and Knockout Women's Championship scenes for a few months with no success. Havok abandoned Rosemary in June, leaving her without a partner to face the Knockouts Tag Team Champions—No longer The IInspiration but now The Influence (Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood). However, as fate would have it, an old frenemy was back to get Rosemary's back. Taya Valkyrie. Valkyrie partnered with Rosemary for a title match at Slammiversary. That night, Rosemary became a two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion. In addition to aiding Rosemary in getting back the belts, Valkyrie joined Rosemary in her quest to find and bring back Havoc.

In the Undead Realm, Rosemary and Valkyrie found a different… Maybe unpossessed Havoc, going by the name Jessicka. Eventually, the trio took the name the Death Dollz, defending the belts under the Freebird Rule.—A rule allowing any two members of a larger team to defend the belts. Possibly made most famous by supergroup, the Spirit Squad, a quintet of male cheerleaders made up of five young men who at one time had dreams of being "serious" pro wrestlers but ultimately just got drenched in poo.

Between 2022 and 2023, the Death Dollz held the belts twice. Losing their titles first to VXT (Chelsea Green & Deonna Purrazzo) before getting them back 56 days later. The Coven (KiLynn King & Taylor Wilde) ended reign two for the Dollz. -- In the wake of this loss, Rosemary returned to the Undead Realm to retrieve her former partner, leaving her current partner, Jessicka, to wait. Rosemary wouldn't return.

At the Under Siege pre-show from London, not that one, the Ontario, Canada one, The Coven faced the Death Dollz in a non-title match. Jessicka's partner was a surprise return. Not Rosemary, but rather, for the first time in some seven years, Courtney Rush—Free of Rosemary's demonic possession. Rush and Jessicka carried on as the Death Dollz until the demise of Impact Wrestling at the end of 2023.

A brief history of TNA/Impact Wrestling. Founded by J, E, double F, J, A, double R, E, double T, and his father, Jerry Jarrett, in the long, long ago of 2002. That same year, Panda Energy International purchased a controlling share of the promotion, appointing Dixie Carter (the daughter of the company's owner) president. Smashing Pumpkin's frontman and full-grown man-baby, Billy Corgan, thought he bought the company. He didn't. In 2017, Anthem Sports & Entertainment acquired TNA Wrestling, rebranding the promotion as Impact Wrestling. Anthem rebranded again in 2024, reverting to TNA Wrestling. Rebranverting? (That's a word, right?—If you use your imagination.)

The Rebranverting didn't stop with the promotion's name. The Death Dollz also got an all-new-old look. Rosemary was back with Havoc by her side as Decay, returning to become TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions at the rebrandverted TNA relaunch event, Hard To Kill. And for the most part, that's the road so far. There's so much more to the Rosemary story. Years of television, interwinding character arks, and continuity rarely seen in the weird, wacky, and wild world of wrestling make it something special and worth the time.

Holly Letkeman and everything she's created within TNA/Impact/TNA (Again) has continuously been a diamond in the rough. Horror or humor, she delivers. Rosemary and her host vessel, Courtney Rush, deserve to be known. Their story to be heard. You could say it's a shame Rosemary has had to spend so much time trapped in the endless purgatory of TNA/Impact.—On the other hand, WWE never would've leaned into the spooky absurdity of Rosemary's world. More people would've seen her and her story. But it wouldn't have been as good. It wouldn't have been nearly as good. No, Rosemary is right where she should be. And it's on us to find her. To join The Hive.

#horror #Wrestling #TNA Wrest #pro wre #Rosemary

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fatehbaz · 2 years ago

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Razak Iyal and Seidu Mohammed recently celebrated becoming Canadian citizens. Their stories have been intertwined since they crossed the Canada-United States border to seek asylum near Emerson, Manitoba, on Christmas eve of 2016. Their lives nearly ended on that frigid night at the side of a rural road.

The two men survived but both lost all their fingers to frostbite.

Others have not survived. On March 31 [2023], two families perished at the Quebec-US border, including an infant and a three-year-old.

Stories like Razak and Seidu’s have captured intense political and public attention in Canada.

Why aren’t people going to official ports of entry?

The answer is that the law, specifically the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) between the US and Canada, deters people from using official border entry points because they will be turned away and denied the opportunity to make a refugee claim. Canada has acknowledged these crossings by erecting pop-up border stations like one at Roxham Road, facilitating the movement of migrants. Quebec’s premier and main opposition leader have called for this makeshift port of entry to be shut down. And now, as part of US President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Canada, the two countries have decided to do just that, under a renegotiated STCA that came into effect starting midnight on Friday, March 24 [2023].

Now anyone crossing any point of the Canada-US land border to make a refugee claim will be turned away.

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They will not be able to make a refugee claim and will be sent back to the US side of the border.

Until now, this agreement only applied at official land ports of entry which pushed people seeking asylum to cross at unofficial points and made the remote Roxham Road that dead-ends at the boundary line between Hemmingford, Quebec, and Champlain, New York, a legal and well-travelled option.

The newly expanded STCA now applies across the entire Canada-US land border, including areas between official ports of entry and certain bodies of water. Anyone making an asylum claim within 14 days of crossing without authorisation or valid immigration status will be brought back to a US port of entry and excluded from being able to make a claim in Canada. [...]

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Advocates argued that the agreement not only infringes migrants’ rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but also violates Canada’s international legal obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention [...]. Rather than suspending the agreement as many refugees and their advocates have long called for, the Canadian government has instead expanded it even though its legality is in question. [...]

How many deaths and other casualties of the STCA will it take before Canada reconsiders its reliance on increasingly restrictive and short-sighted policies? For the answer is blowing in the frigid wind along the US-Canada border: the Safe Third Country Agreement offers no real safety [...].

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Text by: Jamie Liew, Petra Molnar, and Julie Young. “The new US-Canada border deal is inhumane - and deadly.” Al Jazeera. 19 April 2023. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me.] Liew is a lawyer and associate professor at University of Ottawa. Molnar is associate director of the Refugee Law Lab. Young is Canada Research Chair in Critical Border Studies and assistant professor in Department of Geography and Environment at University of Lethbridge.

A summary, from elsewhere:

The deal, which the Canadian government said would come into effect early on Saturday [25 March 2023], effectively extends the so-called Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) to the entire US-Canada border. “The United States and Canada will work together to discourage unlawful border crossings and fully implement the updated Safe Third Country Agreement,” US President Joe Biden said during an address to the Canadian parliament in Ottawa on Friday afternoon. But human rights groups said the move will not deter refugees and asylum seekers [...] but instead will push them to take riskier routes. [...] “This is very dangerous,” said Frantz Andre, spokesperson and coordinator of Comite d’action des personnes sans statut, a Montreal-based group that provides support for asylum seekers and others without immigration status. [...] Why is this happening now? Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been under political pressure domestically to respond to an increase in crossings, particularly from conservative politicians in Quebec and at the federal level.

Text by: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours. “What the new US-Canada border deal means for asylum seekers.” Al Jazeera. 24 March 2023.

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jyothsnarajan · 4 months ago

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allthecanadianpolitics · 6 years ago

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Canada is uniquely good at hiding racism and other sins in the nooks and crannies of policy and law.

Tucked away in a recent 392-page omnibus budget bill is an announcement by the federal Liberal government that asylum seekers from the United States will no longer be able to make claims in Canada — regardless of whether they have already entered Canada. The intention is clear: to limit the number of irregular border crossings, which have increased since 2017 in the wake of extremist closed-border measures in the United States, including President Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries and the removal of temporary protected status for Haitian and other migrants.

This move puts Canada in sync with the United States and signals what migrant rights activists have long known. Our country is no less willing than any other to sow fear, build walls, and isolate itself from the consequences of its actions around the world.

From February 2017 to December 2018, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada recorded over 38,000 irregular border crossings, many in Quebec and Manitoba. While this is more than in previous years, the total numbers are still small. The crisis is in our country’s immigration system, not the people, as the Migrant Rights Network has said.

People have been entering Canada irregularly as a result of the so-called Safe Third Country Agreement, signed in 2002. It says that migrants who enter the United States — a supposedly “safe” country — must make their asylum claims there. If they try to enter Canada via a regular border crossing, they will be denied.

The consequences of Canada’s imperial activity and capital accumulation, along with the exported consequences of the climate crisis, are not felt through a daily “open wound”

Under international law, Canada has a legal obligation to hear the asylum claims of anyone within the country. As a result, migrants — mostly racialized — have been seeking refuge from the onslaught of hate in the United States by risking everything, down to their fingers and toes, to find ways to cross the northern border in remote areas.

Now the Liberal government wants to be able to refuse to hear their asylum claims and their plea that the United States is not safe for them, contributing to and enabling the blatant racism and xenophobia that has become the rhetorical and practical reality of U.S. border policy.

#Justin Trudeau #xenophobia #uspoli #Refugees #cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #canadian #Donald Trump

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atlanticcanada · 5 years ago

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Texas murder suspect nabbed in Halifax claims safety concerns if sent to U.S.

An American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas says he fears for his safety if returned to the United States.

Derek Cameron Whisenand made the comment today during what was expected to be a hearing to determine his admissibility to Canada.

Instead, Whisenand told the Immigration and Refugee Board member hearing his case that he wants to make a refugee claim.

Whisenand refused to go any further after he learned journalists were present.

His case was put off until March 10.

The 28-year-old has been detained since his Dec. 30 arrest, which came after police responded to a call about the shoplifting of work boots at a Walmart in the Bayers Lake area of Halifax.

Whisenand is a suspect in the June 2019 death of a 78-year-old man in Eastland County, Texas, about 170 kilometres southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

He told the Immigration and Refugee Board on Tuesday that he didn't feel comfortable speaking with reporters present.

"My safety is in jeopardy so I'm trying to apply for citizenship (sic) in Canada," he said, later correcting it to refugee claim when it was pointed out by the board member.

"I don't feel comfortable putting that out ... for hundreds of thousands of people to read," he added about his security concerns.

Dianne Tordoff, the board member hearing his case, told him to meet with the Canada Border Services Agency about a possible refugee claim.

Whisenand had refused to leave his cell during his last hearing in January, explaining Tuesday he didn't want to appear without a lawyer present and he has had trouble finding one.

He is alleged to have crossed illegally into Manitoba sometime in late June from North Dakota, where authorities found his car.

The fugitive hasn't explained how he got to Nova Scotia, but he was found living in a tent near the commercial area in Halifax where he was arrested. The CBSA said he has no family or friends in Canada.

Whisenand was ordered to remain detained at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility on the basis he was a flight risk and a danger to the Canadian public.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2020.

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#new brunswick #prince edward island #nova scotia #news #politics #canada #CTVAtlantic

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rightsinexile · 5 years ago

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The deadly consequences of proposed Canadian asylum restrictions

This short piece was written by Jaymie Hellman, Professor of Latin American History, University of Alberta, and originally published by The Conversation on 14 May 2019. It is reprinted here under a Creative Commons license.

Seidu Mohammed lost all 10 of his fingers to frostbite in December 2016, exposed to the harsh cold of a Manitoba winter when he avoided official border crossings on his trek from the United States into Canada.

Six years earlier, a man named Nesan lost his life. The refugee aboard the MV Sun Sea died from dehydration and starvation as the ship crossed the Pacific from Thailand to British Columbia.

If the Liberal government proceeds with its proposed changes to Canadian refugee law, these kinds of injuries and deaths will mount. Migrants will get hurt and some will die, but they will not stop trying to come to Canada. They would rather risk their lives in perilous journeys than face certain death at home.

Tightening Canada’s borders

Bill Blair, Canada’s border security minister, has begun discussions with US policy-makers to harden the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). As it stands, the STCA prevents asylum-seekers from requesting refugee protection in Canada if they are entering from the US at official border crossings. But if asylum-seekers enter Canada irregularly — outside of formal border checkpoints — they are still able to make asylum claims. Seidu Mohammed and nearly 40,000 others have crossed the border into Canada in this way just since 2017.

Canada’s Liberal government seems to think that closing the loopholes in the STCA and introducing drastic new restrictions on refugee claims will stop asylum-seekers from crossing Canada’s land and sea borders. That will not happen. Instead, their journeys into Canada will simply become deadlier.

Deterrence doesn’t work

Although most Canadians associate the cry of “build the wall” with Donald Trump, construction of border walls in the US began back in 1994 with a policy known as Prevention Through Deterrence.

By building border walls along all but the most inhospitable deserts and rivers, Prevention Through Deterrence was supposed to discourage migrants from crossing the US-Mexico border. Instead, those walls have funnelled desperate men, women and children into deserts, where temperatures soar during the day and plummet precipitously at night, and to rivers where many drown.

Since 1999, well over 3,000 migrants have died in the Arizona desert because of these dangerous conditions. Those migrants were not “deterred,” they were all but condemned to death.

If Canadians think similar deaths could not happen in this country, history shows otherwise. Following a tightening of Canadian refugee laws in the late 1980s, a Mexican man and a Salvadoran man were thrown from their rubber raft in 1991 as they tried to cross the freezing Niagara River into Canada. The Salvadoran survived; the Mexican did not.

Other dangerous crossings have been over oceans. In 1986, 155 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees landed in Newfoundland after they had crossed the Atlantic Ocean in lifeboats. The MV Ocean Lady carried Sri Lankan Tamil refugees across the Pacific in 2009, followed by Nesan’s boat, the MV Sun Sea, in 2010. Other desperate migrants have crossed our northern borders. In 1987, a Salvadoran man and a Mexican manentered the Yukon from Alaska.

Dangerous to cross, deadly to remain

These “irregular” migrants made such difficult, dangerous journeys because their very survival was at stake. They are fleeing gangs and governments that threaten them with death, and they are fleeing the climate change that is making it impossible to feed their families.

A Honduran woman recently told of fleeing her country after gang members made unpayable extortion demands, forcefully recruited her eldest son into their ranks and then gave her three days to leave the country or be killed.

She escaped with her two sons, aged seven and 10, joining a migrant caravan and walking to the United States.

“Do you think I wanted to come here with my children?” she asked Amnesty International workers in the US. “Never. I’d never have wanted to leave my country if life was different.”

This kind of story is playing out in Canada, too. A Colombian family reached out to various Canadian and American NGOs in 2005. They were about to be deported from the United States, and they knew that if they were sent back to Colombia, they would be killed.

But, as the NGO workers explained, the STCA meant there was no way for the family to make a refugee claim at the border. A few weeks later, members of that family were in Canada. We don’t know how they got across the border, but the reason they came is clear: they had no other choice.

If the Canadian government hardens the STCA and implements its proposed restrictions on asylum, refugees like this Colombian family, Seidu Mohammed, Nesan and countless other will still cross into Canada. But they will do so in places where the chances of injury and even death are significantly greater than by passing through a formal border crossing.

Seidu Mohammed, whose refugee claim was ultimately accepted, appeared recently at a House of Commons committee into the proposed changes. He testified: “This bill would put a lot of people at risk and I don’t think it should be passed. I’m pleading with you guys … this bill should not be passed.”

#refugees #Canada #asylum

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senior70 · 5 years ago

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In which a New Geographic Nomenclature for Ontario is suggested as an Opiate for the Scourge of Torontocentrism

Some of us Ontario residents enjoy life outside that small and most southerly portion of the Province of Ontario where a large number of ill advised residents live. They dwell in the path of successive storms that track from the southwest along the trend of the Appalachians, in the zone of lake-effect snows from northwestern air masses crossing the Great Lakes and, at other times, sweat in the oppressive heat and humidity of air creeping over the region from the west. Their bubble is tiny and crowded and deeply affected by the geographic ignorance syndrome known as “Torontocentrism”.

Those who suffer this malady are blissfully ignorant of the geography of any part of the Province lying more than a little north of Toronto, though thousands do submit to the summer weekend traffic snarls to spend a night or two in “cottage country”, which most of them perceive as an adventure to the edge of the known world, a transitional area between “civilization” and that which is “beyond the pale” that is daringly referred to as “Northern Ontario”, even though it lies within 300km of downtown Toronto.

Their world is small, largely confined to “Central Ontario” which is very loosely described as that area between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario. The cities of London and Windsor, in their minds, lie in “South Western Ontario”, and Kingston and Ottawa lie in “Eastern Ontario”. However, similar terminology covers rather different divisions of Southern Ontario, such that real estate and health related divisions are in no way comparable. One thing that is certain, however, is that anything north of Parry Sound, or, indeed, of Barrie, is “Northern” and, as is strongly perceived by them, everything gets a lot worse as one ventures into the northern wastelands, even if one carries one’s security blanket.

Maps of Ontario, found in Atlases, are usually in two parts. Most of a double page will display Southern Ontario in all its glory, and an inset map in the corner remains to display the rest, but often not all, of the Province. Those suffering Torontocentrism are not, it seems, well versed in the concept of scale, and so conclude that a day’s drive will land them in Kenora, or even Winnipeg, for the night. Small motels between Wawa and Nipigon are accustomed to opening their doors to weary and perplexed Torontonian travellers, somewhat confused by the fact that they have not yet reached the Manitoba border. They would have been advised to consult map software that would have told them that Winnipeg lies just over 2000 km away and, in good road conditions, is an estimated 23 hour drive.

Thunder Bay residents are wearily used to phone calls and posted special offers urging them to frequent stores and services in Toronto. Receiving the offer of a free hearing test by CARP, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, with Head Offices in Toronto, one discovers that the company offering this promotion has its most northerly office in the Sault, a mere 700 km drive away, estimated to take 8 hours, each way. Another touch of Torontocentrism. The caller from the Hudson’s Bay Department Store, with Head Offices in Toronto, trying to promote their shopping card, was surprised to learn that Toronto was thought to be rather far away to go shopping, so chirpily pointed out that there was a Bay in Winnipeg, only a 700 km, 8 hour drive, though in the other direction. The company offering to give a free estimate for installing solar panels on residential roofs, with Head Offices in the GTA, was a little confused by the Postal Code stated on the request of a Thunder Bay resident. They had not installed solar panels in any location north of Midland, it seemed. The representative was a little surprised to be informed that Thunder Bay receives a greater number of sunshine hours than does Toronto. The Weather Network banner announces 30 cm of snow due in “Ontario”, but this rough weather will in fact be experience by only that tiny sliver of the Province between Windsor and Ottawa. Their head office is in Oakville. Meanwhile, the rest of the Province basks under clear skies and sunshine.

There is, I believe, an antidote to Torontocentrism, and that is education of the ignorant. However, the ignorant are remarkably resistant to education, their vision blinkered by their malady, their knowledge base impervious to the realities of Canadian geography and their travel experience limited to that which can be reached within a few hours drive of their homes.

The only cure I can suggest is the formal adoption of a new geographic nomenclature for Ontario by no less than the Provincial Government of the Province. Enforced education is perhaps the only effective way of dealing with this deeply ingrained geographic ignorance syndrome.

Let us begin by dealing with the terms “South” and “North”. The latitudinal (south to north) extent of the Province is from Middle Island, part of Point Pelee National Park (41.685°N) to the intersection of the Manitoba border with the shore of Hudson Bay (56.857°N) a span of 15.172°. The latitude marking the bisector of the Province into Southern and Northern halves is thus 49.253°N (Figure 1). The most passed through habitation close to this line is English River (49.216°N), an unincorporated place on the Trans Canada Highway, 189 km and 2 hours drive northwest of Thunder Bay, and worthy of a road sign informing travellers that they are passing from Southern to Northern Ontario or vice versa at this point in their journey.

Figure 1.

However, there is the term “Central” to be clarified also, particularly for those sufferers who are under the misapprehension that they live in “Central Ontario”, but do not. Dividing the latitudinal span of the Province into three equal parts would give us “Southern”, “Central” and “Northern” Ontario, each 5.057° in latitudinal width (Figure 2). By this perfectly logical geographic division, the boundary between Southern Ontario and Central Ontario would lie at 46.742°N. The most easily identified location of this boundary would be where the Trans Canada Highway crosses the Goulais River, 30 km north of Sault Ste. Marie. The Sault, Sudbury and, ironically, North Bay, (despite its name) all lie in Southern Ontario.

Figure 2.

Thunder Bay, population 110,172 (48.381°N, 89.247°W), which lies south of the 49th parallel and thus south of all of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, is the largest city of Central Ontario and the major service city for both Central and Northern Ontario. Interestingly, Nipigon (49.016°N), 117 km to the east, on the Trans Canada Highway, is just north of this significant parallel, a fact which should be heralded by an informative road sign telling travellers from Southern Ontario that they have at last reached the southern border of much of the rest of Canada.

The boundary between Central Ontario and North Ontario lies at 51.800°N (Figure 2). Interestingly, the community of Pikangikum lies exactly on this latitude. With a population of 2,300, this community is the largest First Nation community in Northern Ontario, with an estimated 75% of the population below 25 years of age. It will likely come as a shock to those suffering Torontocentrism to be told that the communities of Northern Ontario can only be reached by air in summer and, in some cases, by ice road in the winter months. Note that Moosonee, pop. 1,481 (51.273°N) and Moose Factory (51.262°N) near the mouth of the Moose River, and Ontario’s only saltwater port, both lie within Central Ontario. Note also, the furthest north one can drive in the Province is to Pickle Lake (51.467°N), a 530 km drive north of Thunder Bay. Moosonee can only be reached by a train ride of 360 km from Cochrane (49.065°N), on the Polar Bear Express. Moose Factory, on an island in the Moose River, is reached by boat, and at times in spring and fall, only by helicopter.

One has yet to consider the terms “West” and “East”, both terms used by those suffering Torontocentralism to describe their fairly immediate surroundings. In particular, the use of “Southwestern Ontario” needs to be re-evaluated. Again applying the logic of geography, it needs to be noted that the easternmost Longitude of the Province is a point in the St. Lawrence River, just a fraction further east than Riviere Baudette, Quebec (74.339W) at 74.321°W (bearing in mind that Longitude is measured as degrees west and east of the Prime Meridian which passes through the Royal Observatory, in Greenwich, London, UK.). The westernmost Longitude of Ontario is that coincident with part of the Ontario/Manitoba, at 95.153°W, the longitudinal span of Ontario being 20.832°.

It follows that the mid longitude of Ontario, that divides the Province into equal Eastern and Western parts of 10.416° width, is 84.737°W. This meridian cuts the coast of Hudson Bay just east of the mouth of the Winisk River, passing through Polar Bear Provincial Park. It runs south, passing just to the west of Sault Ste. Marie (84.335°W) and down the Michigan Peninsula, running just to the west of Lansing (84.555°W) (Figure 3).

Figure 3.

This division allows for the terms North Western and North Eastern Ontario, and West Central and East Central Ontario. As indicated previously, Thunder Bay is clearly the dominant city of West Central Ontario, and Timmins, pop 41,788 (48.475°W, 81.330°W) can claim to be the most significant community in East Central Ontario. Understandably, Toronto, pop. 2.93 million (43.6532° N, 79.3832° W) is the dominant city of South Eastern Ontario. However, there is no South Western sextant of Ontario, primarily because the Province extends not only north of Toronto but considerably to the west, a fact unrecognized by sufferers of Torontocentrism. Windsor (83.03°W) can best be described as situated at the far western end of South Eastern Ontario.

One more detail needs to be considered within this opiate package of factual information, and that concerns the location of the centre of the Province of Ontario, that is the geographical centre as distinct from Toronto which Torontocentrism sufferers appear to believe is the centre of everything. Having identified the mid latitude as 49.253°N and the mid longitude or meridian as 84.737°W, the centre of the Province is where these two lines intersect (Figure 4).

Figure 4.

That point lies a little west of the shore of St. Onge’s Lake, a little known small body of water a few kilometres north and east of Hornepayne, pop. 980 (49.2122° N, 84.7714° W) in Central Ontario (Figure 5). Hornepayne lies in the country between the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 11 (“the Northern route”), on Highway 631, which joins the two main routes, running north from White River, pop. 645 (48.5940° N, 85.2748° W). Hornepayne deserves recognition as the community at the centre (almost) of the Province of Ontario.

Figure 5.

So, I have presented above, a logical geographic nomenclature for the location of regions and places in the Province of Ontario, a sturdy and defensible replacement for the truly laughable terminology in use by those who suffer the geographic ignorance syndrome of Torontocentralism. It is one that I believe should be adopted by the Government of Ontario, forthwith.

I rest my case.

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Smuggler's Inn owner accused of aiding in illegal border crossings

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Image caption The Peace Arch US-Canada border crossing is just a short distance from Smuggler’s Inn.

The owner of a border town bed-and-breakfast named “Smuggler’s Inn” is facing charges related to helping people slip into Canada.

Canadian officials have filed 21 charges against inn owner Robert Joseph Boule, including two counts of “organising illegal entry into Canada”.

The Smuggler’s Inn sits right on the border in Blaine, Washington, just across from Surrey, British Columbia.

The alleged offenses occurred between May 2018 and March 2019.

Aside from two charges related to organising illegal entry, Mr Boule faces a series of charges related to breaches of court orders.

There were also several counts under Canada’s Immigration Act.

He is in custody in Canada and had a court hearing in Surrey on Wednesday morning, according to British Columbia court records.

None of the allegations against him have been tested in court.

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Image caption A view of southwestern British Columbia from the Smuggler’s Inn in Blaine, Washington

The inn owner is a prominent member of the Blaine community, and the cheekily named property has been covered by regional media in the past due to its proximity to the Canada-US border. In fact, the border line runs in part across the inn’s grounds.

In 2017, Mr Boule told the Seattle Times that he knows people cross illegally nearby, though he assured the newspaper he does not help anyone to do so.

“There are people here in the evening that aren’t here in the morning,” he said.

In 2010, in a Canadian Geographic magazine story about the Smuggler’s Inn, he gave the journalist night-vision goggles to spot late-night border crossing attempts.

“We see people in our yard almost every night. Just keep your eyes open,” he said.

Canada and America have the longest shared and undefended border in the world though the boundary is closely monitored between border crossings.

Over the past two years, thousands of people have crossed illegally into Canada from the US for the purpose of making an asylum claim.

The vast majority have crossed into the province of Quebec, where Canadian authorities have set up a makeshift processing centre at the border, but the trend has also been seen in Manitoba and British Columbia.

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Revised on January 12, 2018 6:56:55pm Re-posted for 2018: January 21st, 2018 9:03:15pm

*/ */ */ */ 1. Safe Third Country Agreement (S.T.C.A. for this article and post). Asylum seekers and refugees irregularly crossing into Canada in (pre-emptive) response to (possible) U.S. decisions on their fate. Before jumping to conclusions and/or criticisms please read this entire post and pay attention. To clarify: I will use the words “irregular” instead of “illegal” and “official” instead of “legal” to describe border crossings made anywhere besides at official border checkpoints.

This post is specifically for the asylum seekers who cross the border irregularly, and who may be unprepared in winter, whether or not they are coming from the u.s.. This post is additionally for anyone who has questions about Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement.

( At least get this through your heads, Conservatives: The united states is appearing less and less safe for asylum seekers. (Many) Asylum seekers’ panic, doubts, suspicions, and fears of the U.S. are justified. Stop blaming the immigrants and refugees; that is just fearmongering. Stop saying that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “started this problem and is the sole or main reason for it” instead of the (possible) reality that he “made it worse because of a single tweet” when the entire u.s.’s immigrant and refugee population was galvanized for half a year, a bigot came into and is still in power, and ongoing events. I say the tweet making it worse is a, “(possible) reality” because not one of you has any numbers to support it; despite all of your wailing, no one can back this claim up. The current u.s. president, a bigot, your kin, is the sole and main reason for the increase in asylum seekers. )

I am only speaking of the Safe Third Country Agreement in this article and post; do not think of this as an ‘Immigration Laws And Policies In Canada’ article and post. --- Canadian immigration authorities encourage people to make sure they fully understand all of Canada’s requirements and rules before making any decisions. An asylum seeker must have a genuine basis for their claim to be accepted, along with meeting the criteria to move in and live here. You may be removed and possibly sent back to your country of origin, or maybe the u.s., if you do not meet the standards or if your claim is found inadmissible. Canada has its own limits as our immigration system stretches under an excessive pileup of refugee claims from people who crossed irregularly. Add that to the limited resources like people to work on them and temporary housing, and stresses on canadian officials, and there will be long claim delays, which means you will wait in uncertainty. Use official channels if you are certain to flee (the u.s.) and come here to Canada. Crossing irregularly has dangers, such as the elements, animals, and getting lost just to name a few. Canada sincerely urges that no one attempt to cross the canada-u.s. land border irregularly. Know the risks you are taking, and what options you may already have in the u.s. (and elsewhere). Know the details of and stay up to date with your individual situation.

Please read the Agreement in full at the Canadian Government website http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/menu-safethird.asp Or search for it here: cic gc english department laws policy menu safethird asp canada.ca Government of Canada/Gouvernement du Canada

2. In this post I am not trying to encourage people to uproot their lives and spend their hard-earned dollars, possibly in the thousands, to try their luck in coming into Canada, nor am I trying to paint Canada as the safe haven for the world’s displaced or beleaguered because we are not. It would be nice if we could be, but we cannot be that. Crossing the border irregularly will not speed up the evaluation process and it will not give you an advantage; you get as much consideration as anyone else. A respectful greeting by border officers and RCMP at the canada-u.s. border does not mean your refugee claim will be accepted. In this post, I only want to spread the facts and provide life-saving information for asylum seekers irregularly coming in (especially in winter) because simply, I should participate in making sure they are safe. That information is under the headline Help For Asylum Seekers at the bottom of this post. \* \* \* \*

This post can also be titled ‘Dear, Southern Canada border towns and areas’:

To let those of you confused by their appearance know, this post includes emojis. They may appear as innocuous symbols like squares or question marks on some electronics that do not support their appearance for different reasons.

Under S.T.C.A. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/stca-etps-eng.html#protection cbsa asfc gc agency agence stca etps eng html protection ! This information has been prepared as a guide only. All refugee eligibility decisions made in Canada must be based on applicable legislation and policy. ! Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (IRB = Immigration and Refugee Board)————————————————————— Claiming refugee protection in Canada at the Canada-United States land border —–Referral to the Immigration and Refugee Board —–—–Refugee claimant is not eligible 🌾 the claimant had arrived in Canada directly from a designated safe third country; The u.s. is the only country recognized as a safe third country, which seems to be the main reason for refugees and asylum seekers not crossing at official border posts.

I, as one person, do not have all of the answers on the S.T.C.A.. I have no affiliation with the IRB of Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada), the evaluations and hearings of refugee claims, or anything surrounding the S.T.C.A.. This article and post is only what I have compiled to the best of my ability in as much clarity as I can muster for asylum seekers coming in irregularly now, and by that I mean people in the middle of crossing the canada-u.s. border. I depend on reliable sources (like the Canadian Government website) for the authentic information within this article and post, and it is possible for these sources to change such information so in turn I would then have to change or update the information here in this article and post. All information contained within this post is current as of May 2017. I originally posted this in May 2017, then revised it in September 2017, and for the last time I am revising it now for January 2018.

Due to current u.s. governmental attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers and how double-edged the S.T.C.A. is for them, I personally agree the S.T.C.A. should be changed, or taken down and replaced. I hope Canada rises with compassionate common sense solutions. — Canada’s attitude is and needs to stay welcoming, but within reason. Over time we must consider overpopulation (and results like infighting, an increase in laws for the conservation of our nature, etc.), the stressing of resources to the point of breaking, expenses, and the quality of our care dropping as a direct result of dividing up resources. The possibility of this happening if we are too welcoming is an unfortunate reality. People are also often not aware of why someone would choose to cross irregularly rather than officially. For most of Canada, any fear or doubt of asylum seekers stems from these concerns and not a place of any real prejudice. Canada is a small population and honestly, speaking as a Canadian, we are used to being one. We like our small population because it is a good thing. Small populations are easy to manage, and better for the environment. In many cases such as our assets though, because of our population size they get strained. That being said, anybody who has concerns needs to realize that immigration has been happening for over 100,000 years. There is still always resistance, but this is how countries change. Change can be bad (like environmental destruction and profiteering), or it can be a positive thing (like environmental care and protection); it just depends on how all sides handle it.

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A refugee flood? Pull yourself together, Canada Maclean’s Scott Gilmore 2017-02-23 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a-refugee-flood-pull-yourself-together-canada/ar-AAneyQ9 msn com en-ca news canada a refugee flood pull yourself together canada

I agree with Thomas Mulcair; I am angry with the current u.s. president too, however he and his administration will not change. Canada should always continue to receive asylum seekers.

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Support and solidarity: How Manitobans can help Muslim refugees By Jillian Taylor, CBC News Posted: Feb 01, 2017 5:00 AM CT http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/how-manitobans-help-muslim-refugees-1.3960929 cbc news canada manitoba how manitobans help muslim refugees

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Kellie Leitch vows to deport border crossers after visit to Manitoba border town By Austin Grabish, CBC News Posted: Apr 24, 2017 4:00 AM CT Last Updated: Apr 24, 2017 4:54 PM CT http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kellie-leitch-visits-emerson-1.4081912 cbc ca news canada manitoba kellie leitch visits emerson

Currently, the u.s. already makes it difficult to legally come in while their only obvious loophole, the border with Mexico is proposed for an actual wall at the moment. Common sense and decency would agree that all of that is awful. Presently seeking to close the canadian loophole in the S.T.C.A. while considering what is presently required of an asylum seeker coming in to canada at an official border checkpoint is presently a step towards becoming more similar to the u.s.. As of right now, trying to send asylum seekers fleeing the u.s. back across the border (or to another country per the S.T.C.A.) no matter their claimant likelihood, our current resources, quality of care, or the space we have, etc.: you are prejudiced and unreasonably fearful. In sending them back to the u.s. you are sending them back to a country that does not currently prioritize them. There is not going to be a ‘crisis’ or a ‘flood’ of refugees. Canada’s screening process for refugee claimants is no more lax than the u.s. Both countries are as incredibly thorough as they are going to get.

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Anyone crossing the border illegally whose claim is rejected will be sent home, not back to U.S. By Amy Minsky National Online Journalist Global News February 23, 2017 12:19 pm Updated: February 23, 2017 12:26 pm https://globalnews.ca/news/3268281/asylum-seekers-rejected-claims-sent-country-citizenship/ globalnews ca news asylum seekers rejected claims sent country citizenship

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http://ccrweb.ca/en/refugees-welcome-here ccrweb en refugees welcome here

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For clarification, Refugees and Immigrants: A glossary http://ccrweb.ca/en/glossary ccrweb en glossary or Canadian Council for Refugees Talking About Refugees and Immigrants: A Glossary Of Terms http://ccrweb.ca/sites/ccrweb.ca/files/static-files/glossary.PDF ccrweb sites ccrweb files static files glossary.PDF ☃️ An immigrant is someone who has settled permanently in another country. **⛄ An emigrant is someone leaving a country.**This term is not included in either of the above links.** ☃️ An asylum seeker or a refugee claimant is a person who has fled the country they were born in or previously a part of, and is asking for protection in another country. A refugee claimant is specifically a person who might be eligible for protection, but first their case must be heard in their hearing. ‘Claimant’ is the term used in Canadian law. ⛄ Refugee is a person who is forced to flee from persecution and has left their home country. A determination must be made on whether or not they are a ‘refugee’. ☃️ Convention refugee is someone who meets the refugee definition in the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. This definition is used in Canadian law and is widely accepted internationally. It is someone who must be outside their country of origin and have a legitimate fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion. ⛄ A migrant is somebody who moves from region to region, continent to continent, or from within their own country, often for work, but they are not stationary for very long. They are always moving. If it is for work, they may be a ‘migrant worker’ or ‘economic migrant’ then.

❄️ There are no such things as political refugee, economic refugee, or environmental refugee. Also, you shouldn’t use illegal migrant or illegal immigrant or illegal because it criminalizes the person from the beginning. Although it is generally understood that in casual conversation “illegals” does not mean “not white”, it does literally mean “criminal”. ❄️ I will use the word “irregular” instead of “illegal” to describe border crossings made anywhere besides at official border checkpoints. I do this because the loophole in the Safe Third Country Agreement that Canada has with the U.S. is legal. This means that by S.T.C.A. definition, no border crossing made without going through official channels is ‘illegal’, and by default, the official channels themselves are not ‘legal channels’. Therefore concerning the S.T.C.A. there is no such thing as an ‘illegal border crossing’ into canada. Just because this is semantics does not mean it isn’t important; words have an impact, and how you refer to other human beings as a human being is an important and relevant part of conversation. ❄️ Using the word “alien” to refer to any kind of border-crosser i.e. non-Canadian-born individual is seen as disgusting as alien is a word for “something not from Earth”, or is used to refer to “something that does not belong”. These people aren’t alien, they are @!#&** human. All situations are different and several terms can often be applied to one person, so be careful when applying any of the outlined glossary terms to anybody or a group, especially if there is a language barrier.

The asylum seeker who has crossed irregularly i.e. between official border checkpoints, must first be eligible to make a claim if their goal is to live in Canada. If that claim is found admissible then that claim is referred to the Refugee Protection Division (RPD), a branch of the independent organization IRB of Canada (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada) for a hearing. The refugee claimant’s responsibility is to prove that she/he is a person in need of protection or a Convention Refugee. The Agreement described does not apply to u.s. citizens or habitual residents of the U.S. who are not citizens of any country (‘stateless persons’). Due to what seems to be a trending attitude towards asylum seekers in the u.s. Canada is expecting an increase in asylum seekers and immigrants coming from the united states, certainly in warmer months.

Canada has an agreement with the united states called ‘Safe Third Country Agreement’. The united states is the only country recognized by canada as a ‘safe third country’. It was signed by both countries on December 5, 2002 and came into effect on December 29, 2004. It was created to share the amount of refugees and asylum seekers between canada and the u.s., to take stress off both countries, and under the idea that the u.s. is safe for refugees and asylum seekers. Under this agreement, an asylum seeker must request protection in the first country they arrive in, either the united states or Canada, unless they qualify for an exception to the Agreement (outlined in the S.T.C.A.). An asylum seeker cannot apply for protection in both countries. Under this Agreement, if they are in the u.s. and try to migrate to Canada later using an official point of entry at the Canada-U.S. border, they will be sent back to the u.s. if they already have refugee claimant status in the u.s. or if they meet certain exceptions to the Agreement (outlined in the S.T.C.A.), unless other, different exceptions to this Agreement are met (outlined in the S.T.C.A.). If it is found out that the asylum seeker has no refugee claimant status in the u.s. they will be sent back to any country they previously occupied that cannot be proven is a danger to them. While the Canadian government may not send asylum seekers who do have refugee claimant status in the u.s. back to their country of origin, once back in the u.s. they are therefore then under responsibility of the u.s. government who will decide. Do your research. | Even if particular exceptions are met however, asylum seekers must still meet all other criteria for entry to canada. |

Keep reading, please, and thank you....

Please see point 6 of the following link Claiming refugee protection in Canada at the Canada-United States land border —–Referral to the Immigration and Refugee Board ————Refugee claimant is not eligible http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/stca-etps-eng.html#protection cbsa asfc gc agency agence stca etps eng html protection ! This information has been prepared as a guide only. All refugee eligibility decisions made in Canada must be based on applicable legislation and policy. ! Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (IRB = Immigration and Refugee Board)————————————————————— Refugee claimant is not eligible A refugee claimant will not be eligible to have his/her claim referred to the IRB if: 🌾 a refugee protection has been given to the claimant under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; 🌾 a prior claim for refugee protection has been rejected by the IRB; 🌾 a prior claim for refugee protection has been determined not to be eligible to be referred to the IRB; 🌾 a prior claim for refugee protection has been withdrawn or abandoned by the claimant; 🌾 the claimant has been recognized as a Convention Refugee by a country other than Canada and can be sent or returned to that country; 🌾 the claimant had arrived in Canada directly from a designated safe third country; or 🌾 the claimant has been determined to be inadmissible on grounds of security, violating human or international rights, serious criminality or organized criminality. If the border services officer has determined that a refugee claimant is not eligible to make a refugee claim in Canada, his/her claim will not be referred to the IRB and he/she will be issued a removal order and immediately returned back to the United States. —————————————————————————————————————————

There is a legal loophole that if an asylum seeker crosses into canada irregularly i.e. not at any of the official border posts mentioned within the Agreement, once they touch canadian soil they are granted fair consideration as if they crossed the border at an official border post. This means they can make a refugee claim, but there is no guarantee for staying here as I mentioned earlier. Research, and know what options you may already have in the u.s. (and elsewhere). Know the details of and stay up to date with your individual situation. Asylum seekers crossing into canada irregularly are arrested and detained by Canadian border officers to be properly processed, vetted, and identified.

The fact that asylum seekers do not see the u.s. as safe, this legal loophole exists, and the high possibility they will be rejected entry into canada at official checkpoints only encourages irregular border crossings.

To close that legal loophole would cost more lives and fewer asylum seekers from the u.s. would get into canada at all. Amongst other things while back in the u.s., they could be arrested for living there illegally.

Asylum seekers (people forced to run) who cross irregularly are scared and desperate and they are the ones most in need of help versus immigrants (people who choose to enter into a country) who have the time to wait to be processed and come in officially, or other asylum seekers or refugees who come in at authorized border checkpoints.

The original reasons and thinking behind signing the Agreement are seen as more and more unsuitable as the u.s. treatment of refugees and asylum seekers becomes more and more questionable. The current u.s. president’s aspirations for asylum seekers is why many international agencies and many a Manitoba, Canada immigration lawyer say the Safe Third Country Agreement should be suspended. Even before the 2016 election, even before 9/11, it’s always been debatable as to how good the u.s. government takes care of their refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. (Observation: The current u.s. president’s 2016 election and presidency is having rippling effects on the rest of the world. “America first” is absurd. You are not the only ones who live on this planet. Something the americans who support him, and americans in general, should consider is that it is never just about them. Any country’s politics can have far-reaching consequences, and they are negative in this case.)

Within the very definition of ‘asylum seeker’, if they irregularly cross in the first place it is because they have no other choice, which will be true in many cases here. It is not that they are lazy or they think they have no other choice; it is that they truly believe they don’t have any other choice. Maybe they are getting the wrong information and as I have corrected at the beginning of this post they believe their claim will be accepted, and then maybe they truly don’t have any other options. In any case, besides moving their lives to a new country on foot, one clear indication their distress is well-founded is that no one wants to cross canada’s border with the u.s. in -42 Celsius (-43.6 Fahrenheit) winter. Essentially being told by the country that you are staying in, “You are not welcome here if you are from this/these country(ies).” terrifies people from that/those country(ies) that person is speaking of into leaving, and so they try their luck elsewhere. Additionally, the chances that anybody is taking advantage of Canada’s S.T.C.A. loophole for malevolent purposes are extremely slim, if they exist at all.

Edit, May 12, 2017: I am aware some americans have the ridiculous worry the more refugees we (Canada) accepts, it heightens the possibility of one slipping back across the border in hostility. Before siding with that opinion, please consider the folly of someone going to all that trouble only to cross back to the u.s.. Secondly canada, generally-speaking, has the attitude that the amount of refugees we help is worth the risk a small handful might be to everyone else. The true reason any american has this concern is because once a refugee is across the border and in canada, your government cannot track them anymore. They are now the responsibility of canada’s government and that just doesn’t sit right with you.

Yes, for those of you wondering I would take in and help anyone in the process of crossing the border if I lived near the damn border and had a large house and a car and legal permits for an unofficial safehouse and appropriate resources and supervision from the law etc. Additionally, for the people questioning the character of asylum seekers or so fervidly ready to reject or cast them out, I wonder what your mother or grandfather or great-grandmother would say if they could hear you. The very first people to set foot in what is now known as Canada, and the u.s. were ancestors of Indigenous Peoples or Aboriginal Peoples (the words do not hold the same meanings for everyone of this race). Anyone in the united states (Alaska is part of the u.s.) and Canada who is not an Aboriginal Person is an immigrant or an asylum seeker or a refugee, or a descendant of an immigrant or an asylum seeker or a refugee. Maybe you are mixed. My point is you should know your own damn history considering you would not even be here or possibly exist without your ancestors irregularly crossing the border, scared and desperate like those crossing today. Smarten up. (Black peoples’ ancestors are excluded from the asylum seeker/immigrant/refugee definition as they were forced into the united states.) The kinds of people saying these gratuitous things do not think before they speak. (To clarify something quickly: The word “settler” has a white connotation in the ((Western)) immigration lexicon because it is typically used to only ever describe the white European newcomers to North America. This link is convenient for the racists who insist, “whites were here first!” but don’t want to sound racist. Frankly, the white ‘settlers’ to North America were explorers and immigrants, while the Indigenous Peoples were the first explorers and the real settlers in North America.)

Help For Asylum Seekers: 🔦

Canada in winter is certainly not as dangerous as the Arctic, but crossing the canada-u.s. border irregularly (in winter) is dangerous so I wanted to post what’s below now. Yeah I know below I talk about the possibilities of (white-tail)deer being dangerous and that may seem overzealous, but Canada’s winters do kill and/or maim, and there is the risk of being mauled by something. The original poster with the original of the post below is here http://fuckingrecipes.tumblr.com/post/103577224363/fuck-everything fuckingrecipes tumblr post 103577224363 fuck everything to help the protesters of Michael Brown’s unfounded killing by (now ex-cop) Darren Wilson. I am editing, rearranging, and adding everything that I can think of for asylum seekers irregularly crossing into canada (in winter) so they enter as safely as possible. This post is specifically for the asylum seekers who cross the border irregularly (and are unprepared in winter), whether or not they are coming from the u.s.. I can help with what I do know so that is what I will do.

￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ --–-–—--Animal activity increases as the snow melts.--—–----— –—–—–Children are much more vulnerable to the cold.———–—

🌲 Canadian winters are known to typically last from sometimes-September-October–November to March–April-sometimes-June and they will fall to 30, 40, 50 below 0 or lower, depending where you are in Canada (snow days do not exist in canada. I love winter). The below 0 temperatures are a real concern, but the wind chill increases the cold and your chances of things like pain, frostbite, death, or hypothermia. Below -27 Celsius (-16.6 Fahrenheit) increases the risk of frostbite with or without wind chill. -28 Celsius – -39 Celsius (-18.4 Fahrenheit – -38.2 Fahrenheit) can freeze exposed skin in 10 – 30 minutes; do not go outside alone, keep moving, do not sit or stand still, and always stay dry. 🌲 Do not use how much snow is on the ground as a way to judge how warmly you should dress or how well prepared you should be. Only 10 centimetres of snow could still easily mean -35 Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit) temperature. With wind chill it could be -40 Celsius (-40 Fahrenheit) or more. 🌲 Some areas of southern Canada that asylum seekers are entering have very few roads, and so there is little human activity. This means possibly little help if you get into trouble. Be prepared. (For example, the Canadian Prairies are not ‘featureless’, it has diversity, but as a newcomer there is a fine line between boring solitude and feeling completely alone when you’re not used to it. Add the howling of coyotes and that’s the Prairies. I love the Prairies.) — You may very well not need every single thing I list here, however please note that every single thing listed here is a good idea. Nothing listed here is in any particular order. Remember to keep up your strength.

🌙 Clothing- 🌙 Those of us used to the cold are not joking around when we say that in the cold your skin feels like it is constantly being whipped by, say, the back of a wooden spoon, and when you are warming up the skin changes to feeling like it is on fire. ⭐ Dress warmly! If you have met all of the standards to live here and proven you are in need of protection or are a Convention Refugee, this will not be the last time you need winter clothes. Keep them. Even if the IRB rejects your claim, your removal order could be delayed. A zipped up coat, gloves, and winter boots is not even close to being enough to keep warm. ⭐ Get snowpants, they normally have suspenders, and buy lots of thermal underwear. Wear a thick scarf. Wear two pairs of thick socks. Gloves separate your fingers and thumb individually, they are all apart, and mittens (or mitts) encircle your fingers together and separate your thumb from your fingers. So gloves are great for writing things down, picking things up, handling objects, but mittens keep your extremities together so you conserve heat. Get both mittens and gloves. Get ski masks to cover your face, they have little holes for your eyes and mouth. — I seriously cannot stress getting snowpants enough – amounts of snow vary but you may end up having to trek through snow that is up to your waist or even your chest. Do not risk it. People think to cover their torso (winter coat), hands (gloves or mittens), face, neck, and head (hat, scarf, ski mask, etc.), and feet (winter boots), but people tend to only cover their legs with a pair of pants and nothing more. People do not always think about their legs in winter. Although you probably won’t be outside long enough to lose your legs to the cold, it is still painful especially on your thighs because all the muscle and fat of your thighs (and calves) are taking the brunt of exposure here. ⭐ Make sure your boots are waterproof; not water resistant, and not water repellant. Water-proof. ⭐ A parka is for winter, a jacket is for the autumn season. Get both to double up (one over the other). Get ones with hoods that have strings attached so you can pull and tighten the hood around your head to brace against wind chill. ⭐ A toque is a French word for a winter hat, there is no one type of toque, just get one. ⭐ If you are outside in winter in Canada and you are feeling hot under all those layers, that’s a good sign. Although sweating sounds better than not being able to make a fist because your fingers are too stiff, you need to make sure the amount of clothes are not so much to hamper your energy or movement, or force overexertion, which increases muscle fatigue. Sweating also means your skin is wet, which is dangerous to extremities like toes and fingers that already have limited blood flow, and the wetness only draws more heat out.

🌙 Food and water- 🌙 ⭐ drink lots of water. Remember that the more you sweat or urinate, the more water you lose. 🌟 list of foods that are fine to eat cold, and/or stuffed in a bag in your pocket. Just in a bag with your fingers. ⭐ Cheese chunks, Salami/sausage/Pepperoni, Muffins (without toppings), Carrots, Pepper slices, Scotch/Hard boiled eggs, mixed nuts, Apple/Pear/Orange/Banana, Baked potato (bring some ketchup/salt packets) Peanut butter&Jelly&bread / Lunch meat&Mayo&Mustard (bag them separately, put together before eating), Tamagoyaki, pickled vegetables, Melon chunks, Cold pizza, 🌟 May require fork and/or container ⭐ Cold Soup, Chicken/ham/egg/tuna/macaroni salad, chunks of cooked chicken/ham, Meatloaf, Guacamole, Hummus, Yogurt, Rice (cook in diluted meat broth instead of water for extra energy stores), Grilled or steamed vegetables, Canned vegetables/fruit ⭐ If you’re going to be out in the cold for a while, eating high-fat things - particularly meats and cheeses, will give you longer stores of energy than most grains. Macadamia nuts, Pecans, and Avocados are also high in fat. ⭐ Citrus fruits, dark green leaves, and meaty broths will help you ward off/fight any minor cold you are exposed to. Potatoes and cucumbers are god-tier vegetables. Avoid sugary things, like candy and soda - they encourage bacterial infections in your throat.

🌙 Miscellaneous- 🌙 ⭐ Any women or girls in your group will likely have thought of this but bring extra pads and tampons for their periods, or other uses, just in case. ⭐ Pack diapers for the elderly and/or small children and/or pregnant women. There are no bathrooms nor facilities for kilometres around, for long stretches at the Canada and u.s. border. ⭐ Metal sucks out heat, and increases likelyhood of frostbite, so you may want to take peircings out of your ears/eyebrows/nose, and remove extra rings if you’ll be outside for a while. ⭐ While chemical heat packets are great for pockets, do not put them in your shoes. (Constant agitation from walking/running can raise the heat enough to actually burn you) ⭐ Take as many power-naps during the day as you can, if you know you’ll be up late. Little sleep increases stress, which decreases your resistance to illness. ⭐ Get packets of facial tissues, you will probably need them; your nose will most likely be dripping. ⭐ Tensions are rising and patience is wearing in some halfway stops for asylum seekers. Study up on the Safe Third Country Agreement canada has with the united states so you can help to dispel concerns people may have over the sudden amounts of newcomers. Knowing why people are coming in irregularly rather than going through official border checkpoints will make this process easier. You can’t exactly officially seek asylum when you have a high chance of being turned away even though you are not a danger, so of course under those conditions anyone would irregularly cross; it makes sense. Border towns are appropriately scared and have concerns, but asylum seekers who cross irregularly are rightfully terrified, and I fricking wish everyone would understand that. ⭐ Get on that internet and use it and its google maps to chart where you might be going or want to go. Get a compass. Find out where the roads and highways are and then where any immigration havens are. Do not rely on going up to someone’s house and ringing their doorbell for help – it’s the same reason that you shouldn’t expect people to stop for hitchhikers; it is dangerous. People can easily get lost out here when there are no lights, and especially when night comes, and especially in winter. There are only two colours in the entire winter landscape – the snow and sky are both the same colour (at night it is orangey-pink from the city lights and purple-blue-black for everywhere else) because during winter there is heavy cloud cover so they reflect each other, and then the trees and everything else is dark brown-black. It can be disorienting for people who have never seen that. An orangey-pink sky is likely a positive sign that means there are lots of lights ahead, probably a city or town. Nighttime comes early in the day for most of Canada in winter; it will start getting dark along the border at about 3:00 PM -to- 6:00 PM. ⭐ If you get on one of our highways or roads do not expect anyone to stop for you. Stopping for hitchhikers is dangerous for the one stopping and is also dangerous for the hitchhiker because you don’t know who they are. Going up to someone’s house to ask for help is dangerous as well. ⭐ Buy or fix yourself a portable first aid or medical kit. ⭐ Do not bring a gun to ward off predator animals, even if it is to only scare them. A lot of animals are protected species and if you shoot one you will be prosecuted. I don’t know what would happen if you were caught with a gun while trying to get into Canada; as an undocumented asylum seeker you may be fined, jailed, your claim may be (automatically?) rejected, or all three. Your gun will be taken and you may not get it back. A gun is a bad idea. ⭐ Buy thermal blankets, buy heating pads, buy flashlights with lots of batteries.

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——-EXCEPT FOR THE LAST LINE THIS BIT BELOW IS ALL MY OWN. THIS BIT BELOW IS NOT JUST FOR WINTER, BUT ALSO FOR ALL MONTHS IN CANADA AND FOR ANYONE VISITING CANADA. WE MAY BE AN UNFAMILIAR COUNTRY TO YOU, SO JUST BE CAREFUL. DIFFERENT COUNTRY, DIFFERENT CLIMATE, DIFFERENT ANIMALS.——–. 🌲 Do not bring a gun to ward off predator animals, even if it is to only scare them. A lot of animals are protected species and if you shoot one you will be prosecuted. I don’t know what would happen if you were caught with a gun while trying to get into Canada; as an undocumented asylum seeker you may be fined, jailed, your claim may be (automatically?) rejected, or all three. Your gun will be taken and you may not get it back. A gun is a bad idea. 🌲 As of writing this it doesn’t seem any asylum seekers have been injured or attacked by any large predators or animals. I haven’t heard of anything. However, I think Canadians would all agree that everywhere up here is ‘Bear Country’. The best defense against any animal is to stay out of their way. 🌲 Moving together in large, tight groups will keep animals at bay. Avoid all the animals; give them all a wide berth. 🌲 Making noise lets the animals know where you are. Since certain animals such as cougars will inspect noise, travel in a large, tight group as stated above. Stumbling upon an unsuspecting animal is one of the worst things you can do in life. Predator animals are not likely to come after you since they have their own food. They don’t want you unless you are a last resort or super easy to take down, like small children, stragglers, one or two people or small groups, the sick, elderly, and wounded — making noise makes you seem more difficult to take down as well. This does not mean challenge the animal; some animals attack if they feel threatened or challenged. Do not make and hold eye contact. MAKE NOISE so they don’t come to you and you don’t find them in the first place and be in a large, tight group so they know an attack would be a lot of work! Laugh loudly. Sing a song, loud. Bring a noisemaker and an airhorn, and press that button like your life depends on it because it probably does. It doesn’t matter if you bring pepper spray or bear spray because they are the same thing, just bring some.

🍂 Wolves pick out the weakest and youngest looking of a group, they get most of their strength from moving in packs. 🍂 Bears normally only become a concern when they have cubs with them, or you come between them and their food. Otherwise making a lot of noise and staying together in big groups can let them know where you are so they stay away. Bears rarely if ever attack people unprovoked. 🍂 While wolves have strength in numbers, cougars, bobcats, and canadian lynx have strength, so stay together. 🍂 Coyotes hunt alone or in pairs. They only sometimes hunt in small packs of about 4. 🍂 This is white-tailed deer. Yes, even deer can get dangerous or aggressive but it shouldn’t be too much of a concern. People don’t usually think to watch out for them. While deer are not predators, mating season does encourage a spike in aggression, and a buck (male deer) will protect their doe (female deer) certainly if they are pregnant. If a doe feels she has to, she will crack your skull open with her hooves to protect her fawns (baby deer). Avoid herds of deer, make lots of noise, and stay together. Deer will usually steer clear of people. 🍂 A cow is a female Moose, Elk, or Caribou, a bull is a male, and a calf are the babies. These three herbivores are much larger and much stronger than deer. You do not have enough muscle to fight these vegans. (Caribou and reindeer are the same species but with different names.) Therefore, during mating season and if they are protecting any cows, bulls can be incredibly dangerous, and female moose are not likely to run, but are likely to attack a person to defend their calves. Male moose are the only ones of the three large herbivores who don’t have a harem, a group of females. All three have attacked cars and people before, and have killed people before. Elk often charge without warning. Even a baby moose, elk, or caribou could break your ribs with one kick. (Elk are also called “Wapiti”, a Native American word that means “light-coloured deer.”)

The best defence against any animal is to stay out of their way. Whatever time of day it is, you have to keep moving fast. Do not ever confront any of these aforementioned animals. Do not feed these aforementioned animals. They are wild, leave them be.

Even people who have lived in Canada their whole lives can be unbelievably stupid and decide to feed or get close to large animals like bears, caribou, or lynx. It may be tempting to give them a treat, but that only encourages them to beg for more food from other people. They will get aggressive and then be euthanized ‘to protect the human population’ (when I said “unbelievably stupid people”, it also includes people who take the quickest and least expensive way of dealing with something such as an animal.). DO NOT feed large animals. Feeding wild animals at all is dangerous; it is more so for the animal because they end up depending on the person for food and stop taking care of themselves. They get used to being fed, and so they get used to being around people, which puts them and people in danger. Sometimes people may feed the local white-tailed deer in the town a little bit and that does result in deer populations increasing, which means interactions with humans are more frequent (car accidents, attacks, etc.). Deer also attract coyotes closer to cities and towns. Stay strong. I believe in you. ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ Canada in winter is certainly not as dangerous as the Arctic, but crossing the canada-u.s. border irregularly (in winter) is dangerous so I wanted to post what’s above now. Yeah I know below I talk about the possibilities of (white-tail)deer being dangerous and that may seem overzealous, but Canada’s winters do kill and/or maim, and there is the risk of being mauled by something. The original poster with the original of the post below is here http://fuckingrecipes.tumblr.com/post/103577224363/fuck-everything fuckingrecipes tumblr post 103577224363 fuck everything to help the protesters of Michael Brown’s unfounded killing by (now ex-cop) Darren Wilson. I have edited, rearranged, and added everything that I could think of for asylum seekers irregularly crossing into canada (in winter) so they enter as safely as possible. This post is specifically for the asylum seekers who cross the border irregularly (and are unprepared in winter), whether or not they are coming from the u.s.. I can help with what I do know so that is what I will do.

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