Mental health impact of detention and temporary status for refugee claimants under Bill C-31

Janet Cleveland, Cécile Rousseau

Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2012 · 39 citations · 5 references

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The Canadian government is on the brink of adopting Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act,[1][1] which could potentially have a serious negative impact on the mental health of refugees. Bill C-31 gives the government the discretion to designate any group of two or more refugee

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