News Articles Prior to 2011

To Save The Economy, Feds Need To Close Door To Immigrants

To save the economy, feds need to close door to immigrants Posted By RICHARD ROHMER, O. C., Q. C. Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin November 28, 2008 Notwithstanding yesterday's attempt by Jim Flaherty, the federal Minister of Finance, to paint an optimistic … Continue reading

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Setting Fire To Sister-In-Law No Barrier To Immigration

Setting fire to sister-in-law no barrier to immigration Katie Rook National Post Canwest News Service November 27, 2008 Published: 3:31 am TORONTO – A man convicted of killing his sister-in-law in India 11 years ago by dousing her in kerosene … Continue reading

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Secret Police On Campus

Secret police on campus Robert Sibley The Ottawa Citizen Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 In the 2006 movie The Lives of Others, there is a scene where two senior Stasi agents are having lunch and they overhear a junior colleague … Continue reading

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Canada Refuses To Extradite Croatian War Criminal

Canada Refuses To Extradite Croatian War Criminal The Osijek County Court has sentenced Josip Budimcic to 15 years in prison for war crimes committed in 1991. Javno.hr – Zagreb,Croatia November 26, 2008 Josip Budimcic, who was sentenced in absentia to … Continue reading

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B.C. Man Not Connected "To War Crimes"

B. C. man not connected 'to war crimes' Refugee Status Stands; Evidence against Josip Budimcic flawed, board rules Stewart Bell National Post Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 The federal government lost a high-profile war crimes case yesterday after the Immigration … Continue reading

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Cystic Fibrosis And The Disgrace Of Carleton University’s Students’ Association

Jonathan Kay on cystic fibrosis, and the disgrace of Carleton University's Students Association The National Post Posted: November 25, 2008, 5:22 PM by Jonathan Kay Cystic fibrosis is a horrible disease. A congenital ailment, CF affects the mucus glands of … Continue reading

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Cystic Fibrosis Is Too ‘White’ For Ottawa Fundraiser

Cystic fibrosis too 'white' for Ottawa fundraiser Carleton University students drop support for debilitating disease Joanne Laucius Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 OTTAWA – The Carleton University Students' Association has voted to drop a cystic fibrosis charity … Continue reading

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New Migrant Class Draws Few

New migrant class draws few Program to retain skilled immigrants attracts just 210 applicants since its launch in September Nov 24, 2008 04:30 AM Nicholas Keung Immigration/Diversity Reporter Toronto Star.com A highly touted new immigration program has been hit by … Continue reading

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Canada Wants Immigration Despite Crisis

Canada wants immigration despite crisis REUTERS 22 Nov 2008, 2204 hrs IST KIEV: Canada will maintain its current policy of encouraging immigration to meet identified labour shortages in key areas despite the world-wide financial crisis, Jason Kenney, the minister for … Continue reading

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Canada’s Struggle To Attract Foreign Students Becomes Charest Campaign Focus

Canada's struggle to attract foreign students becomes Charest campaign focus The Canadian Press November 21, 2008 MONTREAL Canada's struggle to attract foreign students became a focus of Jean Charest's election campaign Friday as the Liberal premier of Quebec promised new … Continue reading

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Immigration Flood An Economic Strain On Peel

Immigration flood an economic strain on Peel By: Radhika Panjwani The Missassauga News November 21, 2008 09:02 AM A snapshot of the latest census report reveals housing and poverty are poised to become even more troublesome issues in Peel due, … Continue reading

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12 Canada-Bound Pinays Held At NAIA

12 Canada-bound Pinays held at NAIA abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/21/2008 10:55 AM Twelve Filipinas recruited by an alleged human trafficking syndicate for Canada were held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, radio dzMM reported Friday. Security personnel at the airport's Terminal 1 … Continue reading

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Gangster Pleads To Stay In Canada

Gangster pleads to stay in Canada Tells hearing he's changed By NADIA MOHARIB, SUN MEDIA The Calgary Sun November 21, 2008 CALGARY — Abandoned by his father and struggling to make ends meet, a man fighting deportation and identified by … Continue reading

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Police Chief Kills "Don’t Tell" Policy

Police chief kills dont tell immigration policy By Allison Hanes, National Post Posted: November 20, 2008, 6:52 PM by Rob Roberts Police Chief Bill Blair today convinced the Toronto Police Services Board to kill a proposal that would have prohibited … Continue reading

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy Not Feasible

Don't ask, don't tell policy not feasible By DON PEAT Toronto Sun Last Updated: 19th November 2008, 2:34am Don't ask but do tell. That's the message the Toronto Police Services Board is planning to reinforce to its officers when it … Continue reading

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Mexican, Haitian Refugees Flowing In

Mexican, Haitian refugees flowing in By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 13th November 2008, 2:53am A record number of refugee claimants from Mexico and Haiti are flowing into Canada despite an online effort by the federal government to stem … Continue reading

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Wong Gets Federal Appointment

Wong gets federal appointment Richmond MP will be parliamentary secretary for multiculturalism Alan Campbell Richmond News Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 With the dust on a sweeping federal election victory just settling, new Richmond Conservative MP Alice Wong had another … Continue reading

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Man Admits He Lied About Link To Babbar Khalsa Group

Man admits he lied about link to Babbar Khalsa group Failed refugee also faked religious beliefs to sway immigration board Kim Bolan Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Failed refugee Baljit Ram says he lied about being a member … Continue reading

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Terrorist Ordered Deported Claims Temple Supported Him, Documents Say

Terrorist ordered deported claims temple supported him, documents say Kim Bolan Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, November 07, 2008 METRO VANCOUVER – A Sikh terrorist living in Surrey despite an eight-year-old deportation order claims he has survived all this time on … Continue reading

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VP Warns Of Worker Shortage

VP warns of worker shortage By STEVE PROCTOR Business Editor The Chronicle Herald Fri. Nov 7 – 5:31 AM Nova Scotias efforts to woo new businesses to the region will falter unless we find new ways to keep our young … Continue reading

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