You’re right, the STCA does not apply to US citizens. But as long as the US is considered “safe”, refugee claims are going to be impossible to argue.

Oh, they are very aware. The STCA has been before the courts a few times. You can read about it here: https://ccrweb.ca/en/safe-third-country

Folks have been suing the gov about the Safe Third a country agreement since 2005 - opposition isn’t new. And yes, the courts did strike it down but the gov appealed, and it’s still under review.

The govs website about the agreement even includes a section on why the US is considered a safe country.

I think assuming they are ‘behind the curve’ is … generous.

From a non- paywall article about Hannah Kreager:

Her pending claim for protection in the Great White North could be a landmark case, the American believes.

‘I’m here in Canada with a terrific lawyer taking up my unprecedented case: seeking asylum from the United States of America on the grounds of violation of human rights,’ she posted online.

‘My case is a precedent-setting one, and if successful, could make asylum for trans people in the U.S. possible.’

I hope she’s successful. The Safe Third Country agreement needs to be ended. Until that time, the path to claiming refuge status from the US will be extremely expensive and onerous and not likely to be successful. The canadian government needs to be called out on their hypocrisy and refusal to ‘rock the boat’ by ending it.

No one has been granted refugee status on the grounds yet, so it’s not possible to say. People are immigrating by other means.

The Safe Third Country agreement is a major barrier and must be dropped, but that’s not going to happen: despite all the warm and fuzzy talk the give has had during the previous trump admin and the current, the gov continues to fight challenges to the agreement in court: https://ccrweb.ca/en/safe-third-country

I think there is a gross overestimation of the support that is available. I’ve seen a lot of bad articles copying and pasting different parts of immigration policy and programs but without understanding how it works as a whole.

Like, Canada has a website about helping LGBTQI+ refugees ( https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/about-refugee-system/2slgbtqi-plus.html ) and it includes partnerships with groups like Rainbow Railroad who can refer people in need of resettlement to the refugee process.

But if you only look at that and fail to consider the safe third country agreement, you’re giving false hope.

She’s a stunner!

Cops don’t exist to protect you and they don’t have to be physically fit to serve their purpose: using the threat of violence and the prison industrial complex to protect the interests of capital.

Thanks for sharing! I think your approach applies even when it’s not out of necessity: the most sustainable gardening is done with minimal external inputs, and the best way to get plants is sharing with community 💗

I think people really underestimate how much work it is to maintain a community online. It’s something that is so outside of my skillset and capabilities that I feel awe when I see it done successfully.

Echoing what everyone else has said, peppers love heat. Ours were started about the same time as yours and they look about the same. They don’t really start popping off until they are outside, with room to grow and it gets hot hot.

Good job getting them started so early, I’m sure you will be rewarded once their established root systems are given the environment they need to thrive in.