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Canada's policies on Refugees is not to protective of the Rights and Security of Canadians. Canada's definitions on what gives one Refugee Status here in Canada are a total disaster in clearly defining a honest and fair policy that will protect Canadians. Instead people from all walks of life, from countries far and near, have used loopholes and muddled policies in the Canadian policies on Refugees to "claim" Refugee Status. Here is how much of a joke our policies really are:
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Randy Quaid, wife arrested in B.C. on U.S. warrants
22/10/2010 5:08:07 PM
CTV.ca News Staff
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Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi are expected to appear at a detention hearing in Vancouver on Friday, after skipping a court date in California.
The Hollywood actor, who has appeared in films such as "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," "Independence Day" and "Brokeback Mountain," was arrested Wednesday in Vancouver on U.S. warrants citing vandalism charges.
The couple was scheduled to appear at a Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board hearing at 2 p.m. local time, a spokesperson for the department said.
A request has been made for the hearing to be held in private, CTV's Rob Brown reported.
"That could mean several things," he said, "one of those possibilities being that they are going to apply for refugee status."
On Monday, authorities in California issued arrest warrants for Randy Quaid, 60, and his 47-year-old wife after they failed to appear in a Santa Barbara court for allegedly squatting in a home illegally.
The Quaids had previously owned the house in Montecito, Calif. Both face felony vandalism charges after being arrested last month on suspicion they were living in the property's guest house.
Local authorities said the couple allegedly caused more than $5,000 in damage, including smashing a $7,000 mirror. After they failed to make their court appearance, a judge issued $50,000 bench warrants against them.
A Vancouver Police Department spokesperson said it assisted the Canadian Border Services Agency in arresting a couple in Vancouver's west side at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Police would not identify who was arrested, saying their identities are protected because they have not committed a crime in Canada.
"While checking the identity of a man and a woman at that location, they learned that the two were wanted on outstanding warrants from the United States," said Const. Anne Longley.
The couple was held in a Vancouver jail before being turned over to the border agents around 10:30 a.m. Friday. The CBSA has not publicly commented on the case.
Celebrity bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman issued a public challenge to the couple Thursday night, urging them to turn themselves in to U.S. authorities, or face capture by the TV tough guy.
"At least do it for your wife and for how you were raised. If not, the Chapman family is coming after you," the bounty hunter said on comedian George Lopez's late night show, "Lopez Tonight."
The Quaids have had run-ins with the law in the past. They missed several court appearances in a previous case in which they were accused of defrauding an innkeeper. Evi Quaid pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour count when the case was resolved earlier this year. Charges against Randy were dropped.
Randy Quaid's accolades for his work on-screen include a Golden Globe for his role as former U.S. president Lyndon Johnson in the 1987 TV movie "LBJ: The Early Years," and an Academy Award nomination for the 1973 film "The Last Detail."
He is the brother of actor Dennis Quaid.
With files from The Canadian Press
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Randy Quaid, wife arrested in B.C. on U.S. warrants
22/10/2010 5:08:07 PM
CTV.ca News Staff
LINK
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi are expected to appear at a detention hearing in Vancouver on Friday, after skipping a court date in California.
The Hollywood actor, who has appeared in films such as "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," "Independence Day" and "Brokeback Mountain," was arrested Wednesday in Vancouver on U.S. warrants citing vandalism charges.
The couple was scheduled to appear at a Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board hearing at 2 p.m. local time, a spokesperson for the department said.
A request has been made for the hearing to be held in private, CTV's Rob Brown reported.
"That could mean several things," he said, "one of those possibilities being that they are going to apply for refugee status."
On Monday, authorities in California issued arrest warrants for Randy Quaid, 60, and his 47-year-old wife after they failed to appear in a Santa Barbara court for allegedly squatting in a home illegally.
The Quaids had previously owned the house in Montecito, Calif. Both face felony vandalism charges after being arrested last month on suspicion they were living in the property's guest house.
Local authorities said the couple allegedly caused more than $5,000 in damage, including smashing a $7,000 mirror. After they failed to make their court appearance, a judge issued $50,000 bench warrants against them.
A Vancouver Police Department spokesperson said it assisted the Canadian Border Services Agency in arresting a couple in Vancouver's west side at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Police would not identify who was arrested, saying their identities are protected because they have not committed a crime in Canada.
"While checking the identity of a man and a woman at that location, they learned that the two were wanted on outstanding warrants from the United States," said Const. Anne Longley.
The couple was held in a Vancouver jail before being turned over to the border agents around 10:30 a.m. Friday. The CBSA has not publicly commented on the case.
Celebrity bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman issued a public challenge to the couple Thursday night, urging them to turn themselves in to U.S. authorities, or face capture by the TV tough guy.
"At least do it for your wife and for how you were raised. If not, the Chapman family is coming after you," the bounty hunter said on comedian George Lopez's late night show, "Lopez Tonight."
The Quaids have had run-ins with the law in the past. They missed several court appearances in a previous case in which they were accused of defrauding an innkeeper. Evi Quaid pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour count when the case was resolved earlier this year. Charges against Randy were dropped.
Randy Quaid's accolades for his work on-screen include a Golden Globe for his role as former U.S. president Lyndon Johnson in the 1987 TV movie "LBJ: The Early Years," and an Academy Award nomination for the 1973 film "The Last Detail."
He is the brother of actor Dennis Quaid.
With files from The Canadian Press
