http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/palestinian-man-loses-quarter-century-deportation-battle-sent-to-lebanon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/palestinian-man-loses-quarter-century-deportation-battle-sent-to-lebanon/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 17:21:26 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383510 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/palestinian-man-loses-quarter-century-deportation-battle-sent-to-lebanon/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A 70-year-old man convicted for terrorist attack in the 1960s has been... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/feds-hike-income-threshold-for-people-seeking-to-sponsor-parents-grandparents/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/feds-hike-income-threshold-for-people-seeking-to-sponsor-parents-grandparents/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:50:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/feds-hike-income-threshold-for-people-seeking-to-sponsor-parents-grandparents/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – People seeking to bring parents or grandparents to settle in Canada will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/land-of-misfortune/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/land-of-misfortune/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/land-of-misfortune/feed/ 0 Why do skilled immigrants often fare worse here than in the U.S. and U.K.? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/we-need-to-see-more-of-our-border-guards-in-action-not-less/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/we-need-to-see-more-of-our-border-guards-in-action-not-less/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:31:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362175 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/we-need-to-see-more-of-our-border-guards-in-action-not-less/feed/ 0 CBSA deal to film immigration raids allows feds to stage-manage a serious issue, writes Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/minister-vic-toews-defends-controversial-tv-show-after-citizenship-raids/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/minister-vic-toews-defends-controversial-tv-show-after-citizenship-raids/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:11:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361852 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/19/minister-vic-toews-defends-controversial-tv-show-after-citizenship-raids/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER – Illegal immigrants take advantage of Canadian taxpayers — not the other way... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-commons-vic-toews-real-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-commons-vic-toews-real-world/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:37:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-commons-vic-toews-real-world/feed/ 0 Imagining what other reality TV shows the government might approve of http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/open-your-curtains-talk-like-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/open-your-curtains-talk-like-us/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/open-your-curtains-talk-like-us/feed/ 0 The task of keeping Denmark Danish goes on: heavy immigration from the Middle East,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/canadian-immigration-by-the-numbers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/canadian-immigration-by-the-numbers/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:53:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/canadian-immigration-by-the-numbers/feed/ 0 An infographic on the latest immigration figures http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/new-stats-show-jump-in-family-class-immigration-to-canada-last-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/new-stats-show-jump-in-family-class-immigration-to-canada-last-year/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:45:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/new-stats-show-jump-in-family-class-immigration-to-canada-last-year/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – New figures show a jump in family class immigration to Canada last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/homeward-bound-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/homeward-bound-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/homeward-bound-2/feed/ 0 No country matches Canada on remittances, per capita. Our infographic follows the money http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/u-s-rolls-out-green-carpet-for-immigrant-investors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/u-s-rolls-out-green-carpet-for-immigrant-investors/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:17:35 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/u-s-rolls-out-green-carpet-for-immigrant-investors/feed/ 0 Number of visas granted in 2012 has more than doubled http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/dual-citizens-who-commit-terrorist-acts-should-lose-canadian-status-kenney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/dual-citizens-who-commit-terrorist-acts-should-lose-canadian-status-kenney/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:10:28 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/dual-citizens-who-commit-terrorist-acts-should-lose-canadian-status-kenney/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the government should consider changing the law... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/ontario-based-bodyguard-in-gadhafi-plot-ordered-out-of-canada-by-irb/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/ontario-based-bodyguard-in-gadhafi-plot-ordered-out-of-canada-by-irb/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:58:51 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/ontario-based-bodyguard-in-gadhafi-plot-ordered-out-of-canada-by-irb/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The Ontario resident who worked as a bodyguard for Moammar Gadhafi’s son... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/canadian-immigration-officials-deny-actor-randy-quaids-request-for-permanent-resident-status/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/canadian-immigration-officials-deny-actor-randy-quaids-request-for-permanent-resident-status/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:17:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/canadian-immigration-officials-deny-actor-randy-quaids-request-for-permanent-resident-status/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Canadian immigration officials have denied U.S. actor Randy Quaid’s request for permanent... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/new-visa-program-launched-to-woo-start-up-businesses-entrepreneurs-to-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/new-visa-program-launched-to-woo-start-up-businesses-entrepreneurs-to-canada/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:17:18 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341466 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/new-visa-program-launched-to-woo-start-up-businesses-entrepreneurs-to-canada/feed/ 0 TORONTO – A new program designed to lure start-up companies and entrepreneurs to Canada... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/jason-kenney-vs-basket-weavers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/jason-kenney-vs-basket-weavers/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:24:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327123 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/jason-kenney-vs-basket-weavers/feed/ 0 The noble basket weaver refuses to be your easy punchline. The immigration system for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/fifty-romanian-adults-and-35-children-believed-to-have-arrived-in-canada-through-human-smuggling-ring-romanian-nationals-suspected-to-be-part-of-human-smuggling-ring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/fifty-romanian-adults-and-35-children-believed-to-have-arrived-in-canada-through-human-smuggling-ring-romanian-nationals-suspected-to-be-part-of-human-smuggling-ring/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:07:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/fifty-romanian-adults-and-35-children-believed-to-have-arrived-in-canada-through-human-smuggling-ring-romanian-nationals-suspected-to-be-part-of-human-smuggling-ring/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Five groups of recently arrived Romanian nationals are suspected by Canadian border... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/are-we-facing-a-future-without-families/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/are-we-facing-a-future-without-families/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:56:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320597 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/are-we-facing-a-future-without-families/feed/ 0 Blame the post-industrial, consumption-based economy and its demand on female workers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:10:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/adjective-watch/feed/ 0 If you are trying to think of how to describe this country’s immigration system,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/liberals-ask-top-public-servant-to-look-into-government-media-monitoring-program/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/liberals-ask-top-public-servant-to-look-into-government-media-monitoring-program/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:58:51 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/liberals-ask-top-public-servant-to-look-into-government-media-monitoring-program/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Liberals want the country’s top civil servant to investigate the Conservative... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/feds-offloading-part-of-pledge-to-resettle-refugees-onto-private-sector/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/feds-offloading-part-of-pledge-to-resettle-refugees-onto-private-sector/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:14:56 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=319274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/26/feds-offloading-part-of-pledge-to-resettle-refugees-onto-private-sector/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking to offload some of its international promises to refugees onto the private sector. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/premiers-call-on-ottawa-to-grant-them-more-control-over-immigration-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/premiers-call-on-ottawa-to-grant-them-more-control-over-immigration-2/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:01:07 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/24/premiers-call-on-ottawa-to-grant-them-more-control-over-immigration-2/feed/ 0 HALIFAX – The premiers are calling on Ottawa to give them more control over... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/issues-raised-by-ethnic-press-essential-reading-for-government-kenney-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/issues-raised-by-ethnic-press-essential-reading-for-government-kenney-says/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:26:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/17/issues-raised-by-ethnic-press-essential-reading-for-government-kenney-says/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Scanning summaries of stories in the ethnic press is the most important... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/privy-council-office-spending-thousands-to-keep-tabs-on-ethnic-press/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/privy-council-office-spending-thousands-to-keep-tabs-on-ethnic-press/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:13:05 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315016 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/privy-council-office-spending-thousands-to-keep-tabs-on-ethnic-press/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Citizenship and Immigration Canada isn't the only federal department spending hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping a keen eye on the country's ethnic media. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/minding-the-ministerial-perception/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/minding-the-ministerial-perception/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:00:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314517 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/minding-the-ministerial-perception/feed/ 0 The Citizenship and Immigration Department has spent $750,000 monitoring ethnic media coverage—including perceptions of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/fundamental-change-on-immigration/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/fundamental-change-on-immigration/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:12:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/fundamental-change-on-immigration/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister talks to the Globe about his government’s immigration reform. “We are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/immigration-levels-to-stay-the-same-in-2013-mix-to-change-kenney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/immigration-levels-to-stay-the-same-in-2013-mix-to-change-kenney/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:40:37 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309900 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/immigration-levels-to-stay-the-same-in-2013-mix-to-change-kenney/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Canada will keep its intake of immigrants the same for the seventh straight year, admitting between 240,000 and 265,000 permanent residents in 2013, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/in-conversation-with-graham-fraser/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/in-conversation-with-graham-fraser/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:40:11 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/in-conversation-with-graham-fraser/feed/ 0 The commissioner of official languages on Montreal’s language shift, a bilingual Olympics and the PQ government http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/our-policy-on-roma-refugees-hits-a-flat-note/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/our-policy-on-roma-refugees-hits-a-flat-note/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:50:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306846 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/our-policy-on-roma-refugees-hits-a-flat-note/feed/ 0 A 'Gypsy' jazz man on why so many of his people flee to Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/disagreeing-with-kelly-block/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/disagreeing-with-kelly-block/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:26:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305763 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/disagreeing-with-kelly-block/feed/ 0 Kelly Block’s refugee health care flyer draws a protest outside her constituency office. More... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/new-language-rules-for-would-be-canadian-citizens-to-begin-in-november/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/new-language-rules-for-would-be-canadian-citizens-to-begin-in-november/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:56:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/28/new-language-rules-for-would-be-canadian-citizens-to-begin-in-november/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Would-be Canadians will be required to submit tangible proof of how well they speak English or French beginning this November. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-commons-racists-anarchists-womens-rights-and-mccarthyite-demagoguery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-commons-racists-anarchists-womens-rights-and-mccarthyite-demagoguery/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:48:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297694 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/the-commons-racists-anarchists-womens-rights-and-mccarthyite-demagoguery/feed/ 0 Outrage is all the rage http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/invitation-rescinded/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/invitation-rescinded/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:01:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297526 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/invitation-rescinded/feed/ 0 Conservative MP Chungsen Leung seems to have not been entirely clear on who he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/conservatives-pull-witnesses-from-committee-following-accusations-of-intolerance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/conservatives-pull-witnesses-from-committee-following-accusations-of-intolerance/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:57:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297283 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/conservatives-pull-witnesses-from-committee-following-accusations-of-intolerance/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The Conservative government pulled two of its own witnesses from an immigration committee today, calling material on the group's website disgusting and un-Canadian. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/review-fortress-europe-dispatches-from-a-gated-continent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/review-fortress-europe-dispatches-from-a-gated-continent/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:11:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/review-fortress-europe-dispatches-from-a-gated-continent/feed/ 0 Book by Matthew Carr http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:45:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/very-fair-and-balanced-changes/feed/ 0 After the Liberals demanded to see evidence, Jason Kenney points to numbers to defend... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/we-would-like-to-see-the-evidence/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/we-would-like-to-see-the-evidence/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:31:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/31/we-would-like-to-see-the-evidence/feed/ 0 Parliament doesn’t reconvene for another six weeks, but the Liberals are serving notice that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/does-immigration-reduce-crime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/does-immigration-reduce-crime/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:51:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/does-immigration-reduce-crime/feed/ 0 Rachel Giese considers a possible connection between increased immigration and decreased crime. In Canada,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:33:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/upon-further-review-jason-kenney-does-not-entirely-agree-with-rob-ford/feed/ 0 Now that the Toronto mayor has explained that he wasn’t quite talking about what... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:57:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275898 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/someone-will-die-from-this/feed/ 0 Doctors confronted Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq in Hamilton yesterday. O’Shea asked why the federal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:52:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275839 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/i-agree-w-mayor-ford/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney tweets his agreement with Rob Ford. I agree w/ Mayor Ford: foreign... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/what-does-rob-ford-want/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/what-does-rob-ford-want/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:24:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/19/what-does-rob-ford-want/feed/ 0 The mayor of Toronto doesn’t want money for social programs. Indeed, last month, he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:26:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274927 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/17/there-is-a-social-equity-issue-there/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney talks to the Edmonton Journal about cuts to health care coverage for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:15:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bogus-refugee-claimants-receiving-gold-plated-health-care-benefits/feed/ 0 I asked Jason Kenney’s office if there was any response to my interview with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:00:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/bbq-interrupted/feed/ 0 Jason Kenney was shouted at this weekend by a teenager who wanted to inquire...