The Fifth Estate and Canadian immigration fraud
Peter Edelmann appeared on CBC's The Fifth Estate's Ghost Immigrants episode about NewCan, the largest Canadian immigration fraud in Canadian history. (The story begins around minute 23:00)
Huawei’s CFO and the extradition process
Peter Edelmann appeared on CBC's The National, commenting on Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou's extradition process.
Peter Edelmann is quoted in the National Post
Peter was quoted in the National Post in relation to the potential implications of a country circumnavigating the intentions of passport seizures by the Canadian authorities..
Immigration consequences of driving under the influence
On 18 December 2018, new, more serious, penalties for driving under the influence came into force. The amendments to the Criminal Code were enacted under Bill C-46 to accompany the legalization of cannabis in Canada, but apply equally to those driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, or any other substance that can impair driving. [...]
Refugee protection and exclusion for serious criminality – a dissertation
Molly Joeck completed her dissertation on Refugee protection at the edges: exclusion for serious criminality in Canada since Febles. This thesis examines the jurisprudence of the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada since the decision of the Supreme Court in Febles v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), [2014] 3 SCR 431 [...]
CTV’s PowerPlay interview re: extradition
On Thursday, December 13th, CTV's PowerPlay explored the issues surrounding Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou's arrest. Peter Edelmann is interviewed at minute seven about the related extradition process.
Article in The Vancouver Star about judge in Huawei case
Peter Edelmann was interviewed by The Star about the judge not being swayed by huge international pressure in the Huawei case.
CBA re: Cannabis Act
Peter Edelmann is presenting at the Canadian Bar Association's Immigration section meeting about the Cannabis Act in the immigration context. The meeting is on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 12:00pm (Pacific Time).
UBC Law – Refugee law class and CARL student section
Three of our lawyers are heading to the University of British Columbia on November 6, 2018. Peter Edelmann is presenting to the UBC Law's Refugee law class. Erica Olmstead, Molly Joeck and Peter Edelmann will be presenting at the UBC chapter of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) about detention and habeas corpus in [...]
Intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the Chhina case
(From the Canadian Counsel for Refugees Media release) Supreme Court case gives opportunity to protect non-citizens’ right to challenge unlawful detention The Canadian Council for Refugees is intervening in the Chhina case addressing immigration detention, which will be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada today. The CCR is arguing that immigration detainees should be [...]