News Articles Prior to 2011

The Failure of Multiculturalism

The failure of multiculturalism National Post Published: Friday, August 25, 2006 Immediately following the most recent round of terrorism-related arrests in the United Kingdom, the government arranged a meeting with Muslim leaders to discuss how to best tackle extremism. Instead … Continue reading

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New Canadians Urged To Stay Here (Nova Scotia’s Immigration Minister Makes Plea At Citizenship Ceremony)

New Canadians urged to stay here Immigration minister makes plea at citizenship ceremony Halifax Chronicle Herald By BILL POWER Staff Reporter Fifty new Canadians from 23 countries around the world were urged Wednesday to consider the benefits of remaining in … Continue reading

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Immigration A National Security Issue

Immigration a national security issue By Rory Leishman The London (Ontario) Free Press The arrests last week of 24 British-born Muslims implicated in an alleged terrorist plot to blow up airliners flying from Britain to the United States has underlined … Continue reading

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Arrest Warrant Delayed (Due To Failing Health) For Nfld. Woman Facing Deportation

Canadian Press Atlantic Regional News Arrest warrant delayed for N.L. woman facing deportation due to failing health August 17, 2006 MARYSTOWN, N.L. (CP) – An arrest warrant for a Russian-Israeli woman facing deportation has been temporarily put off because of … Continue reading

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Canada—Immigration Drives British Columbia Population Growth

Canada – Immigration drives British Columbia population growth Work Permit.com 11 August 2006 In a search of a “better life” and all things associated with that dream, Cindy Zhao says she moved to British Columbia from China this year for … Continue reading

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Harper Vows To Consult Indo-Canadians

Harper vows to consult Indo-Canadians August 8, 2006 The Globe and Mail Vancouver — Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised yesterday to consult with the Indo-Canadian community over how best for his government to atone for the Komagata Maru incident that … Continue reading

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Quebec Universities Open Doors To Students Stranded By Middle East Conflict

Quebec universities open doors to students stranded by Middle East conflict August 7, 2006 – 15:40 The Canadian Press By: DENE MOORE MONTREAL (CP) – With the largest population of Lebanese-Canadians on their doorstep, Concordia University in Montreal and the … Continue reading

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Time To Ease Up On Population Growth

Time to ease up on population growth Aug. 7, 2006. 01:00 AM Letter To The Editor The Toronto Star Why are Torontonians surprised that traffic gridlock appears to be getting worse every year and that infrastructure like hospitals and schools … Continue reading

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Conflicted Over Citizenship

Conflicted Over Citizenship The Globe and Mail J.L Granatstein July 31, 2006 We Must Understand The Rights And Obligations Of Being Canadian, says historian Jack Granatstein The crisis in Lebanon and the evacuation of almost 12,000 Canadians from that ravaged … Continue reading

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Citizenship Muddle Could Trim Voter Lists

POSTED ON 31/07/06 Citizenship muddle could trim voter lists JENNIFER LEWINGTON CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF An election-day headache looms for Toronto because as many as 300,000 residents may be ineligible to cast their vote on Nov. 13. Next week, city … Continue reading

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They Went Abroad Seeking Wedded Bliss. Now They Say Their Marriages Were A Fraud.

They went abroad seeking wedded bliss. Now they say their marriages were a fraud By MARINA JIMNEZ Saturday, July 29, 2006 Page A1 IMMIGRATION REPORTER The year Mehul Parikh turned 27, he decided it was time to marry. He had … Continue reading

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Ottawa To Review Help For Non-Resident Citizens (The Mid-East Conflict: The Evacuation)

Globe and Mail, July 26, 2006 THE MIDEAST CONFLICT: THE EVACUATION Ottawa to review help for non-resident citizens ALEX DOBROTA AND GLORIA GALLOWAY CAMBRIDGE, ONT. and OTTAWA — Canada will re-examine the practice of paying to rescue its citizens who … Continue reading

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Till Fraud Do Us Part

July 24, 2006 Till fraud do us part Increasing numbers of Canadians are falling victim to foreigners who marry them just to gain entry to the country CAMERON AINSWORTH-VINCZE Navdeep Dhillon left her Abbotsford, B.C., home in April 2004 along … Continue reading

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Immigration Change Urged

Immigration change urged By Ian Wilson The Calgary Sun (Canada), July 21, 2006 http://calsun.canoe.ca/Business/2006/07/21/1695664-sun.html Major changes to the immigration system are needed to help the country deal with labour shortages, says the Canadian Construction Association in an open letter to … Continue reading

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Why Dual Citizenship Doesn’t Mean The Best Of Both Worlds

Why dual citizenship doesn't mean the best of both worlds People who call more than one country home can find themselves facing a host of problems that Canada can't solve, writes Don Butler. Don Butler, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Thursday, … Continue reading

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World’s Best Insurance Policy

POSTED AT 1:21 AM EDT ON 20/07/06 World's best insurance policy MARGARET WENTE From Thursday's Globe and Mail The scenes are harrowing. Thousands of people have besieged the dockside in Beirut, waiting for ships to ferry them to safety. One … Continue reading

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No Way Out

No way out: Canada can do only so much for its citizens who get caught unexpectedly in war zones The Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Page: A11 Section: News Page Name: Arguments Byline: Martin Collacott Source: Citizen Special Israel's … Continue reading

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Growth Affects Quality of Life

Growth affects quality of life The Toronto Star Jul. 14, 2006. 08:31 AM Opinion Daniel Stoffman's article (“When Immigration Goes Awry” or “Sao Paulo's Of The North”) on immigration explodes the many myths surrounding this issue. As a migrant, I … Continue reading

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Mexico Top Source Of Refugee Applicants

Mexico top source of refugee applicants July 11, 2006 CELESTE MACKENZIE Canadian Press OTTAWA — More than 3,500 Mexicans asked Ottawa for political asylum last year, making the free-trade partner Canada's largest source for refugee claimants for the first time. … Continue reading

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Runaway Spouses Get Golden Ticket (Sham Marriage)

Canoe Network Toronto Sun July 9, 2006 Runaway spouses get golden ticket Jilted partners, scammed by foreign lovers, want immigration laws changed By MICHELE MANDEL When he first saw the front page of the Sunday Sun about a woman abandoned … Continue reading

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