Ottawa is getting set to sign Canada onto another showy international agreement, the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration. You’ve probably heard of it in recent days because certain right-wing commentators in Canada and abroad seem rather agitated about it. The compact isn’t worth defending, and we’ll get to why it’s a bad idea in a moment. Countries apt to treat migrants poorly won't be much impressed by yet another paper-shuffling exercise at the UNThe general goal of the compact — safer and more humane lives for migrants and refugees — is fine. And those countries apt to treat migrants poorly won’t be much impressed by yet another paper-shuffling exercise at the UN.

Source: National Post December 07, 2018 22:52 UTC