Regularization Now!

Emergency Rallies Denounce Trudeau Government's Lack of Action

Montreal, June 23, 2023

Emergency rallies were held June 23-25 in Shediac, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Windsor to denounce the federal government after another session of parliament ended without passing legislation to regularize all migrants and refugees. This was despite the Prime Minister directing the Minister of Immigration in his December 2021 mandate letter to "further explore ways of regularizing status for undocumented workers who are contributing to Canadian communities" and to “expand pathways to Permanent Residence for international students and temporary foreign workers." This lack of action means that for over 550 days, undocumented migrants have continued to be shut out of schools, denied health care, exploited at work, separated from their families and detained and deported. Meanwhile migrant workers generally, such as those considered temporary foreign workers, remain vulnerable to abuse as well.

In the callout for the actions organizers stated, "Join us to insist on our equality as human beings, join us to insist on our dignity and worth." The callout reiterated the demand for a regularization program that gives permanent residence to every single migrant in the country and an immediate end to deportations and detentions. 

Montreal, June 23, 2023

Toronto, June 24, 2023

Windsor, June 25, 2023

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This article was published in

Number 32 - June 26, 2023

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