Jacqueline Swaisland – As Syrian Refugees Reach Canada, Many Are Pitching In
December 22, 2015 | KBCX FM
Jacqueline Swaisland – Legal community poised to greet Syrian influx
December 7, 2015 | Law Times While the federal immigration minister has taken heat for vague details on 10,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees, the legal community is also busy preparing for what impacts the influx may bring...
Warda Shazadi Meighen – Can a Picture Change the Rhetoric on Refugees?
September 10, 2015 | New America Weekly Aylan Kurdi, age three, had escaped from Syria and was en route to seek refuge in Canada with his family. He drowned off the Turkish coast. Last week, the widely circulated photo of the infant’s body washed ashore triggered an intense discussion...
Jacqueline Swaisland – Canada’s Federal Court urged to declare refugee health cuts illegal
December 18, 2013 | Toronto Star Ottawa has breached international laws and the Charter of Rights by reducing and eliminating refugees’ access to basic health care, a refugee advocate told the Federal Court on Tuesday...
Jacqueline Swaisland – Alleged Rwandan war criminal Jean Leonard Teganya pleads for mercy, asylum
January 24, 2012 | National Post
Jacqueline Swaisland – Future of young refugee in hands of Ontario appeal court
April 13, 2011 | Toronto Star In a peculiar case that highlights the competing rights of children, parents and refugees, a dozen lawyers argued in a Toronto court this week over whether a deported 13-year-old refugee should be allowed to return to Canada...