Montreal AIDS summit led to asylum claims
A major AIDS summit was held in Montreal last summer. At the time there were reports of delays and problems in providing visas even for visitors who had been invited by the government. Of the people who did manage to get here, 251 have claimed asylum.
Spi 09:20 on 2023-07-24 Permalink
Which is exactly what people were warning about at the time.
Kate 10:21 on 2023-07-24 Permalink
Granted there may have been concerns about asylum claims, especially from LGBT people in certain African countries that have been passing strong anti‑gay laws recently. But shouldn’t we be willing to extend asylum to people in that kind of jam?
Ephraim 12:44 on 2023-07-24 Permalink
@Kate – Canada is one of a few countries in the world that does. And for those who are interested in donating without having to actually take out your wallet, BMO currently has a campaign for Rainbow Railroad, where you send them pictures of rainbows and they donate $1 per rainbow depositted. See https://www.bmorainbowdeposits.com/