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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Eric, am I right in saying a boat has just turned up on the west coast of Canada with about 400 so-called Tamil asylum seekers on board?
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Just been reading about this as I sat on the flush with my morning coffee, and a copy of the local rag: The Whig-(Sub)Standard. At present the rules go something like this: All of the so-called refugee claimants, some of whom paid up to $50, 000 to get here, were immediately detained ... that's ok, 'cause we got nice jails with great views of beautiful British Columbia ... Each claim for refugee status will be judged on its merits. And to be a refugee, Immigration Canada has to be convinced that a claimant faces death, torture, or having to watch re-runs of Oprah, if he is returned to Sri Lanka. However, if it is proven that a claimant is, or has been a member of the Tamil Tigers then he will be incarcerated because the Tigers are a terrorist organization.
Also in the Whig, which is now somewhere in my recycling box, were the results of a poll which suggest that over 60% stated that any refugee ship approaching Canada should be stopped in our territorial waters and escorted back to where it came from by the Royal Candian Navy. About 25% didn't give a damn, or asked for a beer, and the rest said they should be granted refugee status. Poll results here are shown region by region: respondents in Quebec and Alberta are more likely to want them escorted home without setting foot here ... I think the figure in Alberta was 74%.
Me ... I'm for sending them home.
