Travel Ban: Immigration Ban and Kate Purchase

travel ban: Alberta politicians tweet support for refugees in wake of U.S. travel ban We have been assured that Canadian citizens travelling on Canadian passport will be dealt with in the usual process, Kate Purchase, spokeswoman for the Prime Minister's Office, said in a statement, according to CBC. PMO says Canadians are not affected by the new US immigration policy hw CBCKatie The NDP has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons requesting an emergency debate on the immigration ban, a day before Parliament is set to re-open after a six-week break. Saturday's news came hours after the U.S. State Department told CBC News the 90-day travel ban covers all people who have a nationality or dual nationality with Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen which would include tens of thousands of Canadians. NDP Immigration critic Jenny Kwan said the ban will have disastrous implications for thousands of travellers, family members, students, business people and asylum-seekers. Canadians cherish their role as global citizens and defenders of human rights and as their elected representatives it is our duty to respond to these extraordinary events. A ban against individuals based upon race, religion, or country of birth, implemented by our closest neighbour, cannot be tolerated, Kwan said in the letter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.