{"id":67921,"date":"2026-02-23T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-measures-from-border-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:36:40","slug":"senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-measures-from-border-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-measures-from-border-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate committee recommends removing immigration measures from border bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-155656631.html\">Senate committee recommends removing immigration measures from border bill<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-155656631.html\">https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-155656631.html<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-23 11:07:00<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">OTTAWA \u2014 Senators on the social affairs committee wants to see immigration-related sections in the government&#8217;s border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The national security committee is responsible for tabling amendments, while the social affairs committee has conducted an in-depth study of the bill&#8217;s immigration measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That report, obtained by The Canadian Press, says the committee heard concerns the legislation contains possible human rights violations, executive powers overreach and lack of procedural fairness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bill C-12 proposes barring people who first came to Canada more than a year ago from filing refugee claims and would give the government the power to cancel or modify a host of immigration documents, including permanent residency cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The committee&#8217;s report says if the national security committee opts not to remove the sections on immigration, it should introduce more robust parliamentary oversight to the law and include a sunset clause to require a parliamentary review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Senate national security committee will conduct a clause-by-clause study of the bill today, during which amendments can be introduced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">David Baxter, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-155656631.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate committee recommends removing immigration measures from border bill https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/senate-committee-recommends-removing-immigration-155656631.html Publish Date: 2026-02-23 11:07:00 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