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Chief

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Only day 3 for me. I'm watching Arthur 1981 because I just heard Christopher Cross song.
 
b00ts

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Miesha's Taint said:
Hope your pops is ok mate.
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Weird feeling. He was the “hard ass” type of dad growing up, but it taught me a lot. Entertaining the thought of him passing is killing me. He’s healthy for his age, so hoping it blows over.
 
ShatsBassoon

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MC Gusto said:
Apparently, during this crisis , they will be denying everyone caught attempting to cross. No safe haven claims. No third country shit.
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Can't find the link I was reading but apparently it's against international law to deny asylum seekers. Will keep looking
 
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b00ts said:
Weird feeling. He was the “hard ass” type of dad growing up, but it taught me a lot. Entertaining the thought of him passing is killing me. He’s healthy for his age, so hoping it blows over.
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Sending positive thoughts your way mate...Really hope he recovers well.
 
Freeloading Rusty

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ShatsBassoon said:
Can't find the link I was reading but apparently it's against international law to deny asylum seekers. Will keep looking
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Canada-U.S. border closing to non-essential travel at 12:01 a.m. ET
In his remarks on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said irregular migrants will also be turned back to the U.S. when they reach the Canadian border.

The new policy is part of an agreement with the U.S. that addresses concerns about the difficulty of screening refugee claimants for COVID-19 when they arrive.

"We will now be returning irregular migrants who attempt to cross anywhere at the Canada-U.S. border," Trudeau said, speaking to reporters outside of Rideau cottage in Ottawa, where he is self-isolating.

"We’re making sure that this behaviour and the process is aligned with Canada’s values."

Those who have already crossed into Canadian territory in recent days will be allowed to stay and continue through the asylum process, but are in isolation for the mandated 14-day period, said Trudeau.

He added that the announcement on Friday is a "temporary" measure that’s required in this unprecedented time.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair doubled down on the government’s stated goal of protecting the health and safety of Canadians, and said there will be only "necessary and limited" exceptions.

An exception could, for instance, include an unaccompanied minor with American nationality, said Blair.

"We have over the past few weeks announced progressive and significant measures to restrict travel across our borders. These decisions, I want to assure everyone, have not been made lightly," said Blair in a subsequent press conference in Ottawa.

Canada has seen an uptick in irregular border crossers at unofficial entry points since early 2017, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would crack down on illegal immigrants. The Safe Third Country Agreement states only migrants arriving at official border checkpoints can be granted refugee status in Canada, which is why many choose to enter at unofficial crossings.

Blair said Canada has seen on average about 45 to 50 people crossing over each day, on Thursday the number dipped to 17.

Friday’s measure temporarily seizes this activity.

"I think people are recognizing that this is not a time to be going to the border and crossing over and engaging in that behavior because it presents a risk to them and to others."

Blair noted that Canadians in “extraordinary circumstances” will be given leeway at the border.

"Officials on both side of the border are working very closely to make sure that there is a consistency in the way in which these measures will be implemented," said Blair. "There is an expectation that border officers will excercise the appropriate descretion in determining those in exceptional and extraordinary circumstances if the travel is in fact essential."

The government has noted trade will continue, to prevent an even greater economic dip and to ensure essential goods flow from country-to-country.

Minister Blair said Friday he is encouraging truckers still crossing the border regularly to practice recommended hygiene measures and self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.

Canada has already shut its borders to most non-citizens looking to enter the country. International flights have been rerouted to four airports where more intensive screening is being conducted on arriving travelers, and those with symptoms are being denied boarding on flights to Canada.

If a passenger demonstrates symptoms of the virus upon arriving in Canada they are being taken under the care of public health officials, and everyone arriving in Canada from abroad is being asked to acknowledge they are to self-isolate for 14 days.
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Freeloading Rusty

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jason73

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jason73

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The Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement, officially the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for cooperation in the examination of refugee status claims from nationals of third countries,[1] is a treaty between the governments of Canada and the United States to better manage the flow of refugee claimants at the shared land border.

Under the agreement persons seeking refugee status must make their claim in the first country they arrive in, either the United States or Canada, unless they qualify for an exception.
 
Freeloading Rusty

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jason73 said:
they arent refugees if they are in a safe third party country like the united states . what are they fleeing from? america. they stop being refugees the second they touch down on american soil.
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Canada would be the third party country, would it not?
 
ShatsBassoon

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MC Gusto said:
Apparently, during this crisis , they will be denying everyone caught attempting to cross. No safe haven claims. No third country shit.
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Largest border in the world coming into the most welcoming country in the world.
They can slow shit down but sure as shit wont stop illegal crossings. Guaranteed it'll be a different tune when it comes to deportation of said crossers.
 
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