Maureen Silcoff

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Recent work

• People headed for Canada should not be getting stuck in U.S. detention. Our status quo clearly needs to changeOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 4, 2025
• How Canada can help asylum seekers trapped in U.S. detention centresOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 3, 2025
• Silcoff: New pathways for newcomers to achieve permanent residence meet the momentOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 3, 2024
• Basman, Silcoff and Sadinsky: Canada and the U.S. have turned back the clock on refugee protectionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 23, 2023
• Silcoff and Basman: Lessons from Roxham Road show it's time to scrap the Safe Third Country AgreementOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 10, 2022
• Silcoff and Labman: When refugees knock at our door, Canada can’t turn a blind eyeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 27, 2021
• Silcoff: Even under a Biden presidency, Canada is wrong to defend the U.S. on refugeesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 8, 2020
• Silcoff: Federal and Ontario governments must resolve refugee legal aid impasse togetherOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 28, 2019
• Deportation without legal aid puts lives at risk | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 11, 2019
• Canada needs to act now to help refugees and minorities harmed by Trump’s ordersOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 6, 2017
• Canada needs to act now to help refugees and minorities harmed by Trump’s orders | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 6, 2017
• EU isn’t alone in poor treatment of migrantsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 25, 2015
• On Passover, speak out against injusticeOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 14, 2014