News Articles Prior to 2011

Steady Decrease In Indian Immigrants In Canada

Steady decrease in Indian immigrants in Canada South Asian Observer Oct 12 2009 As India continues to make economic strides, there has been a steady decrease in number of Permanent Residents in Canada that come from India, since 2005, as … Continue reading

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IRB Breached Gov’t Hiring Principles: Audit

IRB breached government hiring principles: audit By Kathryn May Canwest News Service October 11, 2009 OTTAWA – The Immigration and Refugee Board tailored job competitions to favour former political appointees who sat on its tribunals, a breach of the hiring … Continue reading

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New Canadian Legislation Limits How Long Temps Can Stay In Canada

New Canadian legislation limits how long temps can stay in Canada By Stephanie Dearing. Digital Journal October 10, 2009 Potential Canadian employers who might want to bring in help from outside the country now have new legislation to adhere to. … Continue reading

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Roaming Romanians Arrested

Roaming Romanians arrested Group accused of stealing from convenience stores By Brian Medel The Chronicle Herald (Nova Scotia), October 9, 2009 http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1146716.html Yarmouth – A vanload of Romanians was pulled over by RCMP officers in Yarmouth just before suppertime Wednesday … Continue reading

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Canada Denies Plan For Hungarian Visas

Canada denies plans for Hungarian visas AFP October 8, 2009 OTTAWA—-Canada has no intention of reintroducing visas for Hungarian citizens, an immigration spokeswoman told AFP Thursday following Hungarian media reports to the contrary. “The government of Canada has no plans … Continue reading

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Canada Urges Hungary To Take Action Following Flood Of Refugee Claimants

Canada urges Hungary to take action following flood of refugee claimants By Peter O'Neil The Canwest News Service, October 7, 2009 http://www.canada.com/news/Canada+urges+Hungary+take+action+ following+flood+refugee+claimants/2078045/story.html A sudden wave of refugee claimants arriving in Canadian airports from Hungary has resulted in the federal … Continue reading

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Canada Is Not A Money Pit

Canada is not a money pit Doug Stead The Surrey Leader October 6, 2009 Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla (Brampton-Springdale) recently introduced Bill C-428, as a private members bill to amend the Old Age Security Act. Essentially she and all other … Continue reading

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Poor Get Poorer In An Affluent City

Poor get poorer in an affluent city Donovan Vincent City Hall Bureau TheStar.com October 6, 2009 A report examining the social health of this city has found “startling contradictions.” On the one hand, Toronto is becoming more prosperous. But with … Continue reading

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Canada’s ‘Broken’ Refugee System Will Be Fixed: Kenney

Canada's 'broken' refugee system will be fixed: Kenney By Norma Greenaway The Canwest News Service (Canada), October 5, 2009 http://www.canada.com/news/Canada+broken+refugee+system+will+fixed+Kenney/2072558/story.html Ottawa — With the prospect of a fall election fading fast, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says he now aims to … Continue reading

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Afghan Translators Consider New Life In Canada

Afghan translators consider new life in Canada By Bruce Ward The Canwest News Service (Canada), October 5, 2009 http://www.canada.com/news/Afghan+translators+consider+life+Canada/2067794/story.html Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan — Afghan translators who work for the military and other federal agencies at Camp Nathan Smith are divided … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay On Kyrt Westergaard, Free Speech And Leftist Refuseniks

Jonathan Kay on Kurt Westergaard, free speech, and leftist refuseniks Posted: October 05, 2009, 4:33 PM by Jonathan Kay URL: http://tinyurl.com/yb7crwm Has Jack Layton converted to Islam? That's what activist Tarek Fatah asked himself last month after the NDP leader … Continue reading

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Ex-Mexican President Vincente Fox Denounces Visa Ruling In Calgary

Ex-Mexican president Vicente Fox denounces visa ruling in Calgary. By Suzanne Wilton The Canwest News Service (Canada), October 5, 2009 http://www.canada.com/Mexican+president+Vicente+denounces+visa+ruling+Calgary/2072074/story.html Calgary — Canada is making a “big mistake'' by not backing down on its visa requirements for Mexican nationals, … Continue reading

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The Party’s Over For Chinese In Africa

The party's over for Chinese in Africa By Jonathan Manthorpe Vancouver Sun October 4, 2009 While many ordinary Africans have for years complained and even rioted over the damaging effects of China's decade of targeted investment in the continent, there … Continue reading

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PEI’s Big Population Boom

PEI's big immigration boom Sorry, Anne of Green Gables, but there's a new reason people are coming to PEI Erin Anderssen From Saturday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Saturday, Oct. 03, 2009 03:33AM EDT At international immigration fairs, where … Continue reading

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Woman Stranded In Kenya Doesn’t Deserve One Cent

Woman stranded in Kenya doesn't deserve one cent By Licia Corbella Calgary Herald October 2, 2009 Earlier this summer, just hours after returning from a vacation, my husband logged onto our computer and noticed that $10,000 had been transferred out … Continue reading

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Immigration Bad For Us

Immigration bad for us New book argues newcomer policy flawed, is changing Canada for the worse By MINDELLE JACOBS The Winnipeg Sun Last Updated: 2nd October 2009, 4:48am For years, Canadians have been led to believe that mass immigration is … Continue reading

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Liberal Bill Will Open Door Too Wide

Liberal bill will open door too wide Move to help U.S. war 'resisters' deeply flawed John Ivison National Post Published: Friday, October 02, 2009 Gerard Kennedy is a man of good intentions but a new law he has proposed should … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Government Streamlines Immigrant Program For Business People

Saskatchewan government streamlines immigrant program for businesspeople The Canadian Press, October 2, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iBnPr8Oj6lFN_dw4HuHxvJIi1ZTw Regina (CP) — The Saskatchewan government has announced it wants more foreign businesspeople and their families to live in the province. It has delivered streamlined rules … Continue reading

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‘Toronto 18’ Terror Plotter Gets Seven-Year Term—-Must Serve Two More Years

'Toronto 18' terror plotter gets seven-year term; must serve two more years By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Fri Oct 2, 7:37 PM BRAMPTON, Ont. – A man who pleaded guilty to taking part in a homegrown terrorist group was … Continue reading

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Ruby Dhalla’s Bill Isn’t About Poverty. It’s About Immigrants

Raphael Alexander: Ruby Dhalla's bill isn't about poverty, it's about immigrants Posted: October 01, 2009, 11:30 AM by NP Editor Full Comment, Raphael Alexander The Conservatives have expressed their opposition to Ruby Dhallas private members bill that would allow immigrant … Continue reading

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