News Articles Prior to 2011

Gov’t Of Canada Steps Up To Protect Communities Targeted By Hate Crimes

Government of Canada Steps up to Protect Communities Targeted by Hate Crimes Ten Montreal region community organizations benefit By: Marketwire . Aug. 28, 2009 02:25 PM MONTREAL, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 08/28/09 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, … Continue reading

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James Bissett : Why Our Refugee System Stays Broken

James Bissett: Why our refugee system stays broken The National Post Posted: August 26, 2009, 8:15 AM by NP Editor The recent controversy over Canada imposing visa requirements on travelers arriving from the Czech Republic and Mexico has revealed flaws … Continue reading

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Refugee Claimants Suckered At Border

Refugee claimants suckered at border By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 23rd August 2009, 3:48am TORONTO — Unscrupulous immigration consultants at the U.S. border are preying on asylum seekers heading to Canada by selling them bogus application forms for … Continue reading

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Government Of Canada To Prevent Immigration Fraud Through International Cooperation

Government of Canada to Prevent Immigration Fraud Through International Cooperation By: Marketwire . Aug. 21, 2009 04:30 AM OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/21/09 — A new international initiative puts Canada at the forefront of worldwide efforts to identify and … Continue reading

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From Around The World To Canada’s Capital : Special Report

From around the world to Canada's capital Special report (On Muslims) By Jennifer Green The Ottawa Citizen August 21, 2009 OTTAWA—-Somali, Iraqi, Pakistani, Lebanese, Guyanese, Afghan, French, Bosnian, Turkish, Egyptian, Saudi, and, of course, Canadian. Veiled up to here, bared … Continue reading

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$3.1 Million In Federal Funds For Calgary Crime Prevention

$3.1M in federal funds for Calgary crime prevention By Sherri Zickefoose Calgary Herald August 21, 2009 CALGARY – The federal government is putting $3.1 million toward Calgary crime prevention programs designed to steer youth away from organized crime, federal Public … Continue reading

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Visas Halting Tide Of Czech Refugees, Officials Say

Visas halting tide of Czech refugees, officials say By Terry Pedwell The Canadian Press (CP) August 19, 2009 OTTAWA—-A new policy imposing visa requirements on people travelling from the Czech Republic has proven effective – so much so that Canadian … Continue reading

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Lone Kids Seek Entry At Border

Lone kids seek entry at border By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA Mon, August 17, 2009 TORONTO — As many as four children a week are showing up without parents or loved ones at Niagara Falls border crossings to file refugee … Continue reading

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Ottawa Readies Fast-Tracking Of Refugee Claims From ‘Safe’ Nations

Ottawa readies fast-tracking of refugee claims from 'safe' nations By Norma Greenaway Canwest News Service August 16, 2009 OTTAWA The Harper government is readying for Parliament a package of reforms that for the first time could have Canada fast-tracking refugee … Continue reading

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Immigration–Then And Now

Immigration Then and Now By Bill Walton BayToday.ca Sunday, August 16, 2009 I followed the short exchange of ideas on immigration earlier this summer between the Mayor and a Nugget correspondent with my surname, Walton (no relation), with some interest. … Continue reading

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Canadian Gov’t Halts Deportation Order Of Former Child Soldier From Burma

Canadian gov't halts deportation order of former child soldier from Burma The Canadian Press (CP) August 15, 2009 OTTAWA The federal government has stayed the deportation of a Burmese refugee who fled his country because he was he was forced … Continue reading

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Renegade Regions Keep On Sprawling

Renegade regions keep on sprawling Provincial plan being ignored, report finds Phinjo Gombu Urban Affairs Reporter Toronto Star.com Aug 14, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (56) Several Golden Horseshoe municipalities are bucking Ontario's ambitious sprawl-busting plan by submitting … Continue reading

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Stranded Woman Going Home

Stranded woman coming home Michelle Shephard National Security Reporter The Star.com Aug 14, 2009 08:40 AM Comments on this story (36) NAIROBI, KENYA Canadian Suaad Hagi Mohamud is scheduled to board a plane home to Toronto tonight after a high … Continue reading

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Harper Defends Handling Of Mohamud Case ; Slams McGuinty

Harper defends handling of Mohamud case; slams McGuinty By Andrew Mayeda and Jordana Huber Canwest News Service August 13, 2009 OTTAWA—–Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended his government's handling of the case of Suaad Haji Mohamud on Thursday, saying officials have … Continue reading

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New Report Puts World Population At 7 Billion By 2011

New report puts world population at 7 billion by 2011 Eitan Gavish DAILY NEWS WRITER Thursday, August 13th 2009, 2:48 PM Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/08/13/2009-08-13_new_report_puts_world_population_at_7_billion_ by_2011.html#ixzz0OAgKRI7I By 2011, the worlds population should reach 7 billion, according to a new report put … Continue reading

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As Lai’s Time Runs Out, Torture Probe Drags On

As Lai's time runs out, torture probe drags on ROD MICKLEBURGH VANCOUVER From Thursday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 10:10AM EDT Does high-profile fugitive Lai Changxing face a risk of being tortured if he is … Continue reading

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Tories Look To Fast-Track Refugee Claims

Tories look to fast-track refugee claims Key Liberals willing to work with Conservatives on reforms to system, to be tabled in the fall Campbell Clark The Globe and Mail Ottawa Last updated on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 02:43AM EDT The … Continue reading

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Immigration Minister Defends Visa Rules

Immigration Minister Defends Visa Rules Josh Pringle CFRA Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says new visa rules on Mexican travellers has slowed down the number of refugee claimants. In an interview during CFRA's Afternoon Edition, Kenney says … Continue reading

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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Defends Visas For Mexicans, Czechs

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney defends visas for Mexicans, Czechs The Canadian Press (CP) August 10, 2009 TORONTO Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says it's no secret Canada's system for processing refugees is broken, and Stephen Harper shouldn't be criticized for admitting … Continue reading

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Migrant Mexican Farm Workers Vote To Quit Union

Migrant Mexican farm workers vote to quit union The CBC News (Canada), August 10, 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/08/10/mb-migrant-workers.html Mexican workers in Manitoba have voted to de-certify from their union. Mexican workers in Manitoba have voted to de-certify from their union. (CBC)Migrant Mexican … Continue reading

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