The Government of Canada has appealed against the July 22 decision of the Federal Court of Canada in Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) (previously covered on ILIB), which held that the country’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States violates the Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms. According to a statement issued by the Honorable Bill Blair, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the appeal alleges that "there are factual and legal errors in some of the Federal Court's key findings" and that "it is the responsibility of the Government of Canada to appeal to ensure clarity on the legal framework governing asylum law."