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The Procedural Fairness Regime -Borderlines Podcast

Borderlines · #48 - Responding to Procedural Fairness Letters, with Raj Sharma I had a lot of fun joining Steven Meurrens and Deana Okun-Nachoff on their excellent podcast, Borderlines. We got a lot off our chest, and vented about a number of issues. We started with the Procedural Fairness Letter and went on to talk about Officer bias/tunnel vision among other interesting topics. Transcript follows: Steven Meurrens: Hello, and welcome to the Borderlines Podcast, a podcast for the discussion of Canadian immigration issues. I'm Steven Meurrens. We are joined today by Raj Sharma, a partner at the Calgary law firm, Stewart Sharma Harsanyi. Raj previously appeared on Borderlines Podcast, Episode Three, about marriage fraud. And I encourage you to listen to that episode if that's a topic that interests you. I think it was one of the most substantive discussions about marriage fraud and immigration that you will find on the internet. Today, what was initially supposed to be an episode about Procedural Fairness Letters, turned into a wide-ranging conversation that can perhaps best be described as getting things off our chest. Raj, Deanna, and I discuss issues of possible bias against people from Punjab, unreasonable documentation requests, responding to... Read more →

Discussion on Crime Beat discussing deportation and immigration enforcement process for serious criminals

It was a pleasure joining Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt on her great podcast, "Crime Beat", discussing the deportation and immigration enforcement process for serious criminals. Read more →

Interview on AM770 January 22, 2021 Discussing the Possible Deportation of Jaskirat Sidhu the Driver in the Humboldt Tragedy

Summary: Calgary immigration lawyer Raj Sharma discussed the case of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash who is facing deportation after serving his sentence. Sharma explained the immigration process for temporary residents and permanent residents like Sidhu, who is a long-term resident of Canada with a permanent residency status. He also mentioned the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act, which lowered the threshold for deportation to six months. Sharma believes that officers have some discretion in making decisions, and in Sidhu's case, they might consider factors such as his establishment in Canada, ties to this country, the thoughts and views of family members of the victims, his early guilty plea, and his honorable conduct during the trial. Sharma thinks that Sidhu is one of the victims of the tragedy, and the regulations surrounding driving a truck that size across different provinces were insufficient. Some families of the victims have spoken in support of Sidhu, while others are against allowing him to remain in Canada. Danielle Smith: Get to that though, we have another topic that we want to deal with. I feel I'm going to be off side was you guys all day today... Read more →