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pensation and exoneration is a measure
of our commitment to democracy.”
“The last thing we do in our haste to
set up legislation is consider what if
we’re wrong, what is the redress,” noted
Greenspon. “The organizations have
not turned their mind to this.”
Another option is to create commis-
sions of inquiry. “[These] can work,”
In her paper, Kalajdzic pointed out
that, “Two notable inquiries involving
four Canadians accused of ties to ter-
rorism have now been conducted, a
testament to the public importance of
Canada’s role in the fight against ter-
rorism, as well as to the lack of other
adequate arenas for investigation of
such issues.
There is a fourth — and more
recent — option, which the University
of Windsor law professor did not
explore in her paper: a parliamentary
sub-committee. “The group would have
access to information and could ensure
scrutiny of the issues,” said Kalajdzic.
“We’ll have to see whether advocates in
this area can build on this support.”
She is optimistic. “I’m hopeful
things will change,” said Kalajdzic, “but
that change is likely to be slow.”
Fundamental change in terms of
access to justice first requires a funda-
mental attitude change, said Green-
spon. “As long as we have an attitude in
Canada, ‘Well, if he’s charged he must
be somewhat guilty,’ what redress can
there be?” ;
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processed within 24 hours.
Jason Kenney, the Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration,
believes that this program will
“help Canadian and Mexican
companies do business together
and continue to fuel our eco-
nomic recovery.”
The BEP is very exclusive,
and participation is by invita-
tion only. Businesses will be
selected by the Embassy of
The BEP is intended
to relieve some of the
long delays experienced by
Mexican travelers as a result of
the new Canadian visa require-
ments. Approximately 113 com-
panies have been invited to the
program and currently, only 12
have registered to participate.
Since the announcement of
the BEP, very little information
about the specific details, processes, participating companies
and policies has been released.
Nothing can be found on the
Canadian Embassy website in
Mexico or by making contact
with the various Canadian consular offices in Mexico.
At the time of publication, I
was unable to locate any guide-
lines or protocols regarding the
program or details regarding
the administrative process for
obtaining a business visa for
those eligible to apply.
“
The real focus should be on reducing
barriers to international business,
tourism and trade, and taking a long-term systematic approach to
immigration matters — not a knee-jerk reactionary approach.
this fast-track visa process, we
do not know whether
dependent family members are
included in the program;
;The program excludes Mex-
ican citizens who work for
smaller companies that require
business visas for their
employees. All Mexican com-
panies should be permitted to
apply for inclusion in the BEP.
The program should not be
limited to those deemed worthy
of invitations as determined by
the visa or trade sections of the
Embassy of Canada in Mexico
City or Export Development
Canada;
; The Canadian government
has not considered the major
economic impact of limiting
this program to business trav-
elers. Since imposing the TRV
requirement on Mexican cit-
izens in 2009, the number of
Mexican travelers to Canada
each month has decreased by
more than 50 per cent, from
22,396 in January 2009 to
9,407 in February of 2010.
Undoubtedly, this will have a
significant financial impact on
the Canadian economy by
reducing tourism from Mexico;
Evelyn Ackah is a founding
partner of Spectrum HR law
LLP, based in the Calgary
office. She practises exclusively
Canadian and U.S. business
immigration law and is certified as a specialist in citizenship and immigration law
(immigration) by the Law
Society of Upper Canada.
