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February 8, 2017

Canada’s churches ponder court action over refugee pact

In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary on refugees, the Canadian Council of Churches ponders whether to pursue legal action against the federal government to pull out of the Safe Third Country Agreement.

As the storm over the fate of refugees intensifies in the United States, Canada’s churches are deliberating whether or not to take the federal government to court to pull Canada out of its Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S.

Published in Canada