Canada Set to Defend Refugee Pact With United States in Appeal Hearing

The Canadian border crossing is seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lacolle, Que. on February 12, 2021. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The Canadian government is set to tell a Federal Court of Appeal hearing today a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Canada’s lawyers argue the Federal Court misinterpreted the law when it declared in July that the Safe Third Country Agreement breaches constitutional guarantees of life, liberty and security.