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July 212, 2009: Singh Admits He Was Fleeing Poverty

Singh admits he was fleeing poverty Similar false refugee claims behind new visa requirements, government says JONATHAN WOODWARD VANCOUVER Special to The Globe and Mail Last updated on Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2009 03:31AM EDT When he arrived in Canada six … Continue reading

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Visas For Czechs Were Necessary

Canadian press: Visas for Czechs were necessary Prague Daily Monitor TK 20 July 2009 Ottawa, July 17 (CTK) – Canadian papers have commented on Canada's reimposition of visa requirements on Czech citizens this week in reaction to a rising number … Continue reading

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Canada’s Refugee Problem Can Only Be Solved By A Multi-Partisan Effort

Canada's refugee problem can only be solved by a multi-partisan effort Time to stop playing politics. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney should set up a committee with all party leaders and finally solve this massive problem. By Angelo Persichilli The Hill … Continue reading

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Mexicans Resentful Of Canada’s Sudden Invocation Of Visas

Mexicans resentful of Canadas sudden invocation of visas By David Agren Canwest News Service July 19, 2009 MEXICO CITY Adriana Arriaga fiddled with her iPhone and leaned impatiently along a metal barricade on a recent morning, while waiting for an … Continue reading

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Real Refugees Don’t Book Flights

Real refugees don't book flights By MICHAEL DEN TANDT Sunmedia Winnipeg Sun Last Updated: 17th July 2009, 4:42am Jason Kenney, the immigration minister, has had a tough time clawing his way up through Conservative caucus ranks. But if he can … Continue reading

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Mexico Retaliates: Canadian Officials Now Need Visas

Mexico retaliates: Canadian officials now need visas CTV.ca News Staff Updated: Thu Jul. 16 2009 17:12:34 Canadian officials and diplomats will now be required to get visas before entering Mexico, Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa said on Thursday. “I spoke … Continue reading

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Visa Exemption For Croatians Could Bring War Criminals : Border Agency

Visa exemption for Croatians could bring war criminals: border agency By Jennifer Ditchburn The Canadian Press July 15, 2009 OTTAWA Border officials warned earlier this year that Canada would have to be on guard for war criminals trying to get … Continue reading

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Canada To Require Visas From Mexico, Czech Republic

Canada to require visas from Mexico, Czech Republic Peter O'Neil Europe Correspondent Canwest News Service Published: Monday, July 13, 2009 PARIS — Canada has announced it will impose visa requirements effective a minute after midnight Tuesday on the top two … Continue reading

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Pakistani Couple Poised To Be Deported While Their Kids Stay In Canada

Pakistani couple poised to be deported while their kids stay in Canada By Tobi Cohen The Canadian Press July 13, 2009 MONTREAL—Despite pleas to high-level Ottawa politicians from friends, employers and their local MP, a Montreal-based Pakistani couple are poised … Continue reading

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Canadian Activist Denies Manipulation Of Czech Romany Migration

Canadian activist denies manipulation of Czech Romany migration Noviny.cz July 12, 2009 Prague/Toronto – The Czech government is trying to lay the blame for the Romanies' migration to alleged unscrupulous manipulators in the background, Paul St. Clair from the Toronto … Continue reading

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Federal Minister Says Integration Of Immigrants Possible Without Loss Of Identity

Federal minister says integration of immigrants possible without loss of identity By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press July 11, 2009 CALGARY Canada's citizenship minister says it's a challenge to get immigrants to fit into society when only one-quarter of them … Continue reading

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Scotiabank Says Recent Immigrants Driving Force In Real Estate Market

Scotiabank says recent immigrants now driving force in real estate market By B.H. Mckenna The Canadian Press July 11, 2009 TORONTO At least two of Canada's big banks have found encouraging signs in the country's housing market, one financial and … Continue reading

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Court Upholds Deportation Order

Court upholds deportation order splitting Pakistani family in Montreal By Tobi Cohen The Canadian Press July 11, 2009 MONTREAL Having exhausted all legal recourse, the fate of a Pakistani family living in Montreal rests with politicians after a judge refused … Continue reading

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Youth Unemployment Highest In 11 Years : Stats Can

Youth unemployment highest in 11 years: StatsCan CBC News Last Updated: Friday, July 10, 2009 | 9:26 AM PT Comments68Recommend19 Young people have been hardest hit by rising unemployment across Canada according to data released Friday by Statistics Canada. Employment … Continue reading

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Interpreter : Czech Romanies Abuse Canada’s Tolerance

Interpreter: Czech Romanies abuse Canada's tolerance CTK Prague Daily Monitor 10 July 2009 Prague, July 9 (CTK) – Canada is so tolerant with an administrative system based on mutual trust to such a high extent that it harms the country … Continue reading

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Human Smuggler Gets Two years In U.S. Custody

Human smuggler gets two years in U.S. custody By Neal Hall Vancouver Sun July 10, 2009 VANCOUVER A Vancouver man who pleaded guilty to smuggling up to 99 Korean citizens into the U.S. was sentenced Friday to time served after … Continue reading

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Stifling Free Speech Breeds Real Racism

Stifling free speech breeds real racism Werner Patels AgoraVox July 10, 2009 Its all been said before: keep people on too short a leash and dont allow them to vent, and youll cause some of them to do unspeakable things. … Continue reading

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Czech Romany Movement Denies Organizing Exodus To Canada

Czech Romany movement denies organising exodus to Canada Noviny.cz published: 09.07.2009, 14:41 updated: 09.07.2009 14:48:17 Hnut romskho odporu k, e za emigrac Rom do Kanady nestoj Prague – The Romany Resistance Movement, an informal alliance of several Romany associations that … Continue reading

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Ontario Accuses Ottawa Of Waffling On Immigration Funds

Ontario accuses Ottawa of waffling on immigration funds Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION REPORTER The Star.com Jul 09, 2009 01:31 PM Queen's Park is accusing Ottawa of shortchanging Ontario's newcomers by grossly underspending the $920 million immigrant settlement funding promised in a … Continue reading

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Money Behind Czech Romanies’ Exodus To Canada

Money behind Czech Romanies' exodus to Canada – expert Moviny.cz published: 08.07.2009, 18:57 updated: 08.07.2009 19:00:07 Odbornk: Za migrac Rom do Kanady jsou ur it profesn zjmy Prague – The migration of Czech Romanies to Canada where they seek asylum … Continue reading

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