Federal government to appeal ruling reversing ‘cruel’ cuts to refugee health, Federal Court earlier gave Ottawa 4 months to make changes by Laura Payton, July 4, 2014, CBC News
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The federal government will appeal a court decision overturning its cuts to refugee health-care funding, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said today. Earlier Friday, the Federal Court released a decision giving the government four months to change federal cuts to refugee health care. The court threatened to strike down the changes. … The appeal goes to the Federal Court of Appeal, but could end up in the Supreme Court if one side challenges the Federal Court of Appeal’s eventual decision.
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Liberal immigration critic John McCallum credited the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for protecting refugee health care…. “I think it’s a great day for refugees who are extremely vulnerable, for the Ontario government which stood up to the government on this, and for Canada,” McCallum said.
“They [the Conservatives] don’t like the Charter … but it is the law of the land.” [Emphasis added]