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Originally posted by canadaisgreat
All options are on the table for eliminating the massive backlogs in Canada’s immigration system, including the possibility of legislating away the more than one-million applications waiting to be assessed. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney made the startling suggestion at a speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa Wednesday, saying that he hadn’t made any decisions yet but is considering following the example of New Zealand, which eliminated its backlog by legislation in 2003.
On Wednesday, he emphasized the need to clear Canada’s backlogs, which are huge. If no new applications were accepted, there are enough people waiting in the system to fill our skilled worker targets for the next five years. He also announced that provinces will be able to sift through the current pool of skilled worker applicants to cherry pick candidates for their provincial nominee programs.
Referring to the New Zealand example in his speech Wednesday, Mr. Kenney said eliminating the backlog at a stroke made that country’s immigration system nimbler and more able to respond rapidly to changes in the labour market.
Lorne Waldman, a lawyer and immigration expert, said Mr. Kenney would have to pass new legislation to eliminate applications waiting in the queue.
For those of you who are having a tough time to understand the simple facts:
1. "Eliminating backlog at a stroke" means closing all immigration files and not processing all immigration files. This is basic English.
Does "all immigration" files mean parental+FSW pre-feb and FSW post-feb? Still not clear! Although million would include all the above categories, the minister in particular is more allergic to pre-feb 2008 backlog.
2. The only thing Kenny needs to eliminate all files is pass a legislation. Once a legislation is passed in the parliament, even Tim will be unable to do anything in the courts. Have you heard of any country where the courts are above the legislature? ARs long as the government passes laws through parliament (rather than enacting laws on its own), the court has to follow those laws.
Sorry you are wrong here.
Your understanding of how the parliamentary systems works seems to be only elementary. Laws are enacted by the parliament, implemented by the executive and interpreted by the judiciary. All laws made by parliament are subject to judicial review/scrutiny on grounds of fairness, equity and principles of natural justice.
Regarding your query of having heard about any country were courts are above the legislature.
Well theortically, none, but yes the judiciary can declare any law null and void on grounds of fairness, equity and natural justice. This is called judical review.
For example in the UK thousands of non-EU doctors were disadvantaged by a law of parliament which required EU doctors to be hired before non-EU. The government lost the case and did not even appeal as the honorable court ruled that it is against the principles of natural justice to change rules mid-way. And the lawyer who successfully argued the HSMP case is now a Judge in the High Court.
Any such law to dismiss the backlog will be subject to litigation, a class action along with a damages claim which will run in hundreds of millions of dollars (the latter can not be legislated against unfortunately).
Will a particular lawyer (or any othere lawyer) be able to do something about it....... only time will tell.
Regarding your last line in the above paragraph, the government does not enact laws on its own, laws are always made by the legislature/parliament.
I hope that explains my point.
3. The Conservatives have majority in the parliament and passing this legislation will be a cakewalk for them.
Agreed.
4. For those of you who don't know this: Kenny is a fairly important/powerful member of the Conservatives and his voice carries enormous weight with the Conservative government.
Agreed.
5. The background of Conservatives has been anti-immigration and closing the backlog will only increase their vote bank and not decrease it.
Agreed.
6. Before totally eliminating the backlog, the governments wants to cherry pick the most suitable immigrants and hence the pilot program. Once the most suitable immigrants have been picked up from the lot, the remaining files will be closed permanently.
Possible.... on the balance of probabilities principle.
I am really shocked that these simple facts are not being understood by many members of this forum!
Before making contradictory and absurd statements, try to spend some time and read Canadian news/discussions. In this internet age where we have all resources at our fingertips, you will look like a fool if you make statements just because you like them and not because they are factual.
I almost fell laughing reading that relatives/friends in Canada will make noises
. My personal experience: most people who have already immigrated don't care for people waiting in queue. They don't want more competition. Yes my dear friend - most human beings are selfish. Even you will be, when you are on the other side of the fence!!
Call me negative or whatever you like but please bookmark this page and read my statement at the end of this year and you will realize what the truth is/was.
Possible. For the non-litigants it is almost end of the story and for those who stood-up against the injustice there is hope.
P.S. I'm sure Narang is reading this sitting in Toronto. He promised in a statement that he would be in Canada by the end of 2011