OTTAWA – The Canadian Bar Association is urging Parliament to discard amendments to immigration legislation, calling them “a major step backwards in the evolution of Canadian immigration law.”Bill C-50 would return Canada to a time when visas were given out on a discretionary basis, without sufficient objective criteria, the association’s Stephen Green said Monday.”The amendments are not necessary to meet Canada’s immigration goals,” Green said.The changes would fast-track highly coveted immigrants – such as doctors and other skilled labourers – while others would be forced to wait in the queue.Read more (+)