A panel of United Nations experts say Canada is failing to ensure equitable justice, citing trial delays and problems with initiatives meant to lower the rate of Indigenous people behind bars.
A Canada Border Services Agency sign is seen in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Jeff McIntosh
Ottawa can detain foreigners without charge when it can't identify them, or when immigration officers suspect they won't show up to hearings that determine whether they can stay in Canada. "Whilst we certainly hope that CBSA officials are conducting their jobs professionally and with the right ethical values, if there is no oversight mechanism, it simply increases the risk of mistakes and potentially even abuses occurring," he said at a news conference Friday.
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