# Immigration minister appears unaware of court ruling guaranteeing Charter rights for refugees

https://mins.news/en/item/89258

- CBC News, 2026-10-07 08:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/singh-case-refugee-board-c-12-lena-diab-9.7371340?cmp=rss

> Refugee rights advocates say they were shocked when Canada’s federal immigration minister appeared unfamiliar, during a Radio-Canada interview, with a landmark Supreme Court decision widely regarded as the cornerstone of the country’s refugee protection system.