Lori Wilkinson: What Rights Do Immigrants And Refugees Have In Canada?

Canada is recognized as a world leader in promoting and protecting human rights. However, in some spheres, Canada struggles to address long-standing human rights challenges, including discrimination in immigration detention.

Our guest for today's episode is Lori Wilkinson. She is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba and the director of Immigration Research West. Wilkinson heads an international study of the socio-economic and mental health outcomes of immigrants, refugees, and racialized people in Canada, the USA, and Mexico.

In today's interview, Professor Wilkinson will explain immigrants' rights and why people seeking safety in Canada risk confinement indefinitely.

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