Posts Tagged ‘immigration’
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Adjective watch
If you are trying to think of how to describe this country’s immigration system,…
by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Liberals ask top public servant to look into government media monitoring program
OTTAWA – The Liberals want the country’s top civil servant to investigate the Conservative…
by The Canadian Press - Thursday, November 29, 2012
Feds offloading part of pledge to resettle refugees onto private sector
OTTAWA – The federal government is seeking to offload some of its international promises to refugees onto the private sector.
by Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press - Monday, November 26, 2012
Premiers call on Ottawa to grant them more control over immigration
HALIFAX – The premiers are calling on Ottawa to give them more control over…
by Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press - Saturday, November 24, 2012
Issues raised by ethnic press essential reading for government, Kenney says
OTTAWA – Scanning summaries of stories in the ethnic press is the most important…
by Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press - Saturday, November 17, 2012
Privy Council Office spending thousands to keep tabs on ethnic press
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.
by Bruce Cheadle and Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press - Thursday, November 15, 2012
Minding the ministerial perception
The Citizenship and Immigration Department has spent $750,000 monitoring ethnic media coverage—including perceptions of…
by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Fundamental change on immigration
The Prime Minister talks to the Globe about his government’s immigration reform.
“We are…by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 12, 2012
Immigration levels to stay the same in 2013, mix to change: Kenney
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.
by The Canadian Press - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
In conversation with Graham Fraser
The commissioner of official languages on Montreal’s language shift, a bilingual Olympics and the PQ government
by Martin Patriquin - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Paul Wells explains why Canada’s policy on Roma refugees hits a flat note
A ‘Gypsy’ jazz man on why so many of his people flee to Canada
by Paul Wells - Sunday, October 28, 2012
Disagreeing with Kelly Block
Kelly Block’s refugee health care flyer draws a protest outside her constituency office.
More…by Aaron Wherry - Monday, October 22, 2012
New language rules for would-be Canadian citizens to begin in November
OTTAWA – Would-be Canadians will be required to submit tangible proof of how well they speak English or French beginning this November.
by The Canadian Press - Friday, September 28, 2012
The Commons: Racists, anarchists, women’s rights and ‘McCarthyite demagoguery’
Outrage is all the rage
by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, September 27, 2012
Invitation rescinded
Conservative MP Chungsen Leung seems to have not been entirely clear on who he…
by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, September 27, 2012
Conservatives pull witnesses from committee following accusations of intolerance
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.
by The Canadian Press - Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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by Brian Bethune - Friday, September 21, 2012
‘Very fair and balanced changes’
After the Liberals demanded to see evidence, Jason Kenney points to numbers to defend…
by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, August 1, 2012
‘We would like to see the evidence’
Parliament doesn’t reconvene for another six weeks, but the Liberals are serving notice that…
by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Does immigration reduce crime?
Rachel Giese considers a possible connection between increased immigration and decreased crime.
In Canada,…by Aaron Wherry - Monday, July 23, 2012
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Beyond The Commons
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Canada-EU trade: Any day now
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The Bachelorette: Mr. America and a superstorm of a date
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The Interview
Michael Geist on the perils of government surveillance
The Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law talks about how recent revelations affect Canadians
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