Safe Third Country appeal rests in court’s hands March 4, 2021
The decision on whether to overturn a July 2020 court decision rendering the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States invalid is now in the hands of three judges of the Federal Court of Appeal.
The judges heard arguments in the final days of February as to whether they should overturn the ruling by Justice Ann Marie McDonald that the Canada-U.S. deal on asylum seekers violates Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees life, liberty and security of the person to everyone on Canadian soil.