EDMONTON — The Alberta government is ending an agreement to hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails.
Written notice has been given to the federal government that Alberta is ending an agreement with Canada Border Services Agency to use provincial correctional centres to house people being detained on immigration matters.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Mike Ellis, Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services, said the change is in response to concerns about using correctional facilities to hold people who haven’t been charged with a criminal offence or convicted of one.Article content “People who come to Canada for a fresh start and a new life deserve a better welcome than a jail cell while paperwork is sorted out. That is why we are also calling on all provinces to join us in ending this practice.”
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