Karen Cocq
Karen Cocq is a prominent advocate for migrant workers' rights in Canada, serving as a representative for the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change. Recently, she was in the news for her strong opposition to Bill C-2, which she criticized as an attack on fundamental human rights and civil liberties, arguing that it would enable the government to share sensitive personal information of migrants with police and foreign entities.
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Karen Cocq, co-executive director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, said the amendments would still give the government powers to cancel immigration applications.
Deportations to be reported to Parliament each month under Conservative changes to border bill
Canada· 2025-11-27
Karen Cocq, co-executive director of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, said that when it came to immigration, 'this new bill is the same as Bill C-2.'
Minister guts strong-borders bill, removes clauses giving law enforcement warrantless powersCanada· 2025-10-09
Karen Cocq, of the advocacy group Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, expressed concern that the one-year asylum restriction the bill proposes is more stringent than a parallel restriction in the U.S.
Border bill would create ‘in limbo’ foreign residents, refugee groups sayCanada· 2025-07-10
Karen Cocq of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change criticized Bill C-2 as an attack on fundamental human rights.
Passport and visa details could be shared with police, U.S. under border bill, critics warnCanada· 2025-06-19
