Canada’s failing refugee system is leaving thousands in limbo
Neglected by the federal government and facing an influx of claimants, the refugee system is leaving thousands in a brutally long holding pattern that’s only growing longer
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Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities’ largest newspapers.
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