News Articles Prior to 2011

Scandal Too Hot For Government To Handle

Scandal too hot for government to handle By Roger Taylor Halifax Chronicle Herald Sat. Oct 27 – 4:47 AM NOVA SCOTIANS should demand the provincial government call in the police to investigate its flawed business mentor program in an effort … Continue reading

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Border Towns Face Security Crackdown

Border towns face security crackdown Illegal Immigrants Craig Offman, National Post Published: Saturday, October 27, 2007 STANSTEAD, QUE. – Intentionally built on the border of the United States and Canada more than a century ago, the Haskell Free Library and … Continue reading

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Visa Fraud In Punjab

Visa fraud in Punjab Fri, October 26 2007 The South Asian Post Vikrant Singh of Jalandhar, Punjab wants a live-in nanny job in Canada. He is available for a year beginning this month. Vikrant says he can provide a police … Continue reading

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Bitter Refuge: After 3 Years, Very Little About Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement On Refugees Makes Sense

Bitter refuge After three years, very little about Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement on refugees makes sense Chris Selley Macleans Magazine Oct 26, 2007 | 4:29 pm EST Canada's overtaxed refugee system was once far more visible than it is … Continue reading

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Nova Scotia Immigration Officials Grilled Over Business Mentoring Program

N.S. immigration officials grilled over business mentoring program By John Lewandowski, THE CANADIAN PRESS October 26, 2007 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia immigration officials were on the hotseat for over two hours Friday as they tried to explain a controversial immigrant … Continue reading

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U.S. Official Says Idea Of Security Fence At Canadian Border Isn’t Dead

U.S. official says idea of security fence at Canadian border isn't dead The Canadian Press October 26, 2007 WASHINGTON – An American official has said that the United States hasn't totally given up the idea of building security fences along … Continue reading

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Herouxville Councillor Among Friends At Meeting

Hrouxville councillor among friends at hearing 'Reasonable accommodation' commission. Man who drafted town's controversial 'code of life' basks in allies' praise but gets harsh words, too JEFF HEINRICH, The Gazette Published: Wednesday, October 24 The Bouchard-Taylor commission on “reasonable accommodation” … Continue reading

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Quebec Town Defends Controversial ‘Code Of Life’ For Immigrants

Quebec town defends controversial 'code of life' for immigrants Jeff Heinrich CanWest News Service Wednesday, October 24, 2007 TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. — The brief from the town of Herouxville Wednesday began with a bemused observation. “We have been called names,” said … Continue reading

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Canadians Want Illegal Immigrants Deported: Poll

Canadians want illegal immigrants deported: poll Jack Aubry, CanWest News Service Published: Saturday, October 20, 2007 OTTAWA — A majority of Canadians believe immigrants who are in the country illegally or after their visas expire should be deported, even if … Continue reading

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Brokers Pressured Immigrants To Take Unhelpful Mentorships: Lawyer

Brokers pressured immigrants to take unhelpful mentorships: lawyer BRIAN FLINN Last updated at 6:30 AM on 20/10/07 Middlemen pressured Nova Scotian immigrants to let them arrange pricey business “mentorships” that had nothing to do with their field of expertise, immigration … Continue reading

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Deny Quebec Citizenship To New Immigrants Who Don’t Learn French: PQ

Deny Quebec citizenship to new immigrants who don't learn French: PQ PHILIP AUTHIER, The Gazette Published: Friday, October 19 QUEBEC – Newly arrived immigrants will be required to have an “appropriate” working knowledge of French to be sworn in as … Continue reading

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N.S. Minister Defends $60 Million Immigration Boondoggle

N.S. minister defends $60-million immigration boondoggle A quarter of participants won't be refunded their $130,000 fee By AMY SMITH Provincial Reporter The Chronicle Herald Thu. Oct 18 – 5:14 PM Immigration Minister Carolyn Bolivar-Getson says the 203 immigrants who already … Continue reading

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Florida Ads Aimed To Stop Refugee Flow

Florida ads aimed to stop refugee flow Don Lajoie, Windsor Star Published: Thursday, October 18, 2007 With refugee claimants continuing to arrive in Windsor on a near-daily basis, local officials charged with handling the influx are hoping a new Canadian … Continue reading

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Foreign Student Jailed For Document Deception

Foreign student jailed for document deception Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, October 18, 2007 VANCOUVER – A foreign student has been sent to jail for two months after he was convicted of producing fraudulent documents in order to stay … Continue reading

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Imam Giving Up His Bid To Stay, Lawyer Says

Imam giving up his bid to stay, lawyer says SIDHARTHA BANERJEE The Canadian Press October 18, 2007 at 3:55 AM EDT MONTREAL One of the lawyers for a controversial Montreal imam says her client's impending deportation is purely political and … Continue reading

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Phoney Nannies Scheming Their Way Into Canada: Report

Phoney nannies scheming their way into Canada: Report Peter O'Neil , CanWest News Service Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Bogus “nannies” are among many fraudsters seeking entry into Canada through a $25-million immigration office in India that was opened in … Continue reading

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Multiculturalism Under The Microscope

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Multiculturalism under the microscope in Quebec Oct 17, 2007 04:30 AM George Abraham OTTAWA Think of Canada as a huge social experiment with 32 million people. New people are being introduced every year at the highest rate in … Continue reading

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Officials Arrest 43 Asylum Seekers Near Quebec-Vermont Border

Officials arrest 43 asylum seekers near Quebec-Vermont border TU THANH HA The Globe and Mail October 17, 2007 MONTREAL — More than 40 South American asylum seekers have been arrested in the past week near the Quebec-Vermont border in what … Continue reading

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Tories Target Specific Ethnic Voters

TARGETING ETHNIC VOTERS: INSIDE THE CONSERVATIVES' ELECTION PLAN Tories target specific ethnic voters DANIEL LEBLANC The Globe and Mail October 16, 2007 OTTAWA — Select ethnic and religious groups across Canada are being targeted by a previously unknown Conservative team … Continue reading

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"Dancing Santa" Loses Plea To Stay

'Dancing Santa' loses plea to stay Jonathan Woodward, Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 NORTH VANCOUVER – A 70-year-old refugee claimant who played an Iranian “dancing Santa” during cultural festivals and protested against the country's regime has lost his … Continue reading

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