Travis Lupick interviewed me for the LA Review of Books. He did a great job.
U.S. to return Canada-bound asylum seekers stopped at border to home nations
By Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
After years of asylum-seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border illegally to file refugee claims, Canada is turning them around and sending them back to the United States, which says it plans to send them swiftly back to their countries of origin.
Canada lawyers, prosecutors scramble to get inmates out of jail
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Tessa Vikander, Reuters
Canadian lawyers and government prosecutors are joining forces to get people out of provincial jails by accelerating bail hearings amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the close quarters.
Canada’s First Nations close borders over coronavirus, using ‘isolation as a strength’
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Kelsey Johnson, Reuters
Canadian indigenous communities, already facing poor healthcare options, are closing their own lands’ borders to limit coronavirus exposure as Ottawa dispatches funds and tents to house and isolate sick patients in the country’s chilly north.
U.N. refugee agency to suspend resettlements because of coronavirus
By Emma Farge and Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration will temporarily suspend sending refugees on to resettle in new permanent homes abroad because of travel disruptions caused by the coronavirus, the agency said Tuesday.
Quebec court refuses to suspend law banning religious symbols
By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters
The Quebec Court of Appeal refused on Thursday to suspend a law banning the wearing of religious symbols by public employees in the Canadian province, although more legal battles await.
Canada defends ‘Safe Third Country’ pact with U.S. as court wraps up
By Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
The Canadian government on Friday denied that the rights of any refugees are threatened by a U.S.-Canada agreement that compels asylum seekers trying to cross the border into Canada to first apply for sanctuary in the United States.
U.S. not ‘safe’ for refugees, rights groups argue in Canadian court
The United States is unsafe for would-be refugees and a Canada-U.S. agreement that compels asylum seekers to first apply for U.S. sanctuary ought to be ripped up, lawyers for refugees and rights groups argued in a Canadian federal court on Monday.
Making trouble in the media
I’ve been talking about myself an inordinate amount. So thankful so many people gave me the time and opportunity.
Scribbling on the merchandise
Thanks so much Another Story, Book City, Type Books, Queen Books and Chapters Indigo.
