News Articles Prior to 2011

First Multimedia Sikh Museum Opens In Canada

First multimedia Sikh museum opens in Canada By Gurmukh Singh Thaindian News, October 11, 2010 by IANS [South Asian Post, October 14, 2010] Mississauga, Oct 11 (IANS) Canada became the first country after India to open a unique Multimedia Sikh … Continue reading

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They Will Keep Coming—There Are Good Reasons To Believe That Many Tamils Are Taking Advantage Of Canada’s Flawed Refugee Process

They will keep coming There are good reasons to believe that many Tamil migrants are taking advantage of Canada's flawed refugee process By Martin Collacott Citizen Special October 11, 2010 7:59 AM The arrival of a boatload of Sri Lankan … Continue reading

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Hungarians Treated Like Slaves : RCMP

Hungarians treated like slaves: RCMP Adam McDowell and Mary Vallis National Post Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 RCMP were hunting Friday for members of an alleged human trafficking ring, which they have charged with bringing at least 16 Hungarians to Canada … Continue reading

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Montreal Stowaways Thought They Were Headed To Italy, Spain

Montreal stowaways thought they were headed to Italy, Spain By Anne Sutherland Montreal Gazette October 8, 2010 Nine foreign nationals who stowed away in Morocco aboard the MSC Lugano container ship that docked at the Port of Montreal are being … Continue reading

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Officials Keep Lid On Stowaways

Officials keep lid on stowaways Human smuggling; Will not reveal gender, ages or nationalities By MAX HARROLD The Gazette October 8, 2010 Authorities are being tight-lipped about the nine foreign nationals being detained by Canadian immigration officials in a case … Continue reading

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Terror Suspect Deported To Canada

Terror suspect deported to Canada Postmedia News October 8, 2010 A Somali-born Canadian citizen, who admitted he attended al-Qaida training camps in Afghanistan and lectures by Osama bin Laden, has been deported to Canada after he was released from an … Continue reading

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A Few Frank Words About Immigration

A few frank words about immigration Margaret Wente From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Oct. 07, 2010 5:30AM EDT Last updated Thursday, Oct. 07, 2010 8:03AM EDT Of all the issues of concern to the future of Toronto, theres … Continue reading

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Migrants Found In A Container In Montreal

Migrants found in a container in Montreal By QMI Agency Last Updated: October 7, 2010 10:51am MONTREAL—RCMP and border police were at the port of Montreal Thursday morning, where nine migrants were found in a shipping container. The migrants were … Continue reading

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The Great Divide Widens Between Rich and Poor

The great divide widens between rich and poor One million live in neighborhoods that are going down in socioeconomic status Marianne Takacs Staff Reporter Thestar.com Published On Tue Oct 05 2010 While many in Toronto have been surprised by the … Continue reading

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Canada Wants Crackdown On Indian Immigration Consultant

Canada wants crackdown on Indian immigration consultant By Ricky Westhead The Star, October 4, 2010 http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/870053–canada-wants-crackdown-on-scamming-indian-immigration-consultant Sandeep Ohri is a dashing 42-year-old who revels in zipping through the traffic chaos in his gleaming Mercedes, passing billboards touting him as the … Continue reading

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Elite Unit Hunts Immigration Offenders

Elite unit hunts immigration offenders The Toronto Sun, October 4, 2010 http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/10/03/15566956.html Three dangerous immigration offenders are being rounded up each week in the Toronto-area by a heavily-armed joint-forces Immigration Task Force headed by the RCMP. The elite unit was … Continue reading

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Canada : Hard To Deport Criminal Migrants

Canada: Hard to deport criminal migrants TORONTO, Oct. 4 (UPI) — Canada is home to dozens of foreign criminals who may never be deported because their own countries won't take them back, officials said. An Iranian held in a Canadian … Continue reading

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Double-Deportee Jailed For Immigration Violation

Double-deportee jailed for immigration violation By Jane Seyd North Shore News October 3, 2010 A failed refugee claimant who hopped on a cruise ship and returned to Canada after he was deported has been jailed for six months by a … Continue reading

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Ottawa Gets Cracking On Marriage Fraud

Ottawa Gets Cracking On Marriage Fraud By R. Paul Dhillon The Link October 2, 2010 Among the measures being considered by the federal immigration department is a conditional visa where the sponsored spouse has to pass a probationary period to … Continue reading

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Canadian Defence Chief Pulls Imam’s Speech

Canadian defense chief pulls imam's speech (AFP) October 2, 2010 OTTAWA—-Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay has canceled a planned speech by the head of the Canadian Islamic Congress over charges the group holds extremist views, prompting an angry response. The … Continue reading

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Send Migrants Back : Lobby Group

Send migrants back: lobby group 'They are queue-jumpers,' ex-diplomat says By Norma Greenaway Postmedia News September 29, 2010 People who pay smugglers to get them to Canada are not innocent victims, and the federal government should be more aggressive about … Continue reading

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Seeking Immigration Review, New Centre Focuses On ‘Moral Contracts’

Seeking immigration review, new centre focuses on 'moral contracts' John Ibbitson Ottawa From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published Monday, Sep. 27, 2010 10:25PM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010 7:48AM EDT 172 comments Political correctness is stifling debate over … Continue reading

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Canada Immigration Policy Critics Call For Overhaul

Canada immigration policy critics call for overhaul By John McCrank Reuters Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:13pm E OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada must overhaul its immigration and refugee system or risk overwhelming social services and driving up unemployment, a new lobby … Continue reading

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New Lobby Group Aims To Stir Serious Debate On Immigration Levels

New lobby group aims to stir serious debate on immigration levels By Norma Greenaway Postmedia News September 27, 2010 OTTAWA—-The federal government should consider cutting the number of immigrants accepted in Canada and avert the kind of anti-immigrant sentiment wave … Continue reading

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Former Ambassador Lends Support To New Anti-Immigration Group

Former ambassador lends support to new anti-immigration group By Peter ONeil Postmedia News Europe Correspondent September 26, 2010 7:01 PM A pillar of the Canadian establishment, brushing aside the risk he could become embroiled in one of the countrys most … Continue reading

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