News Articles Prior to 2011

Federal Court of Appeal Rules In Favour Of U.S. War Deserter

Federal Court of Appeal rules in favour of U.S. war deserter By Philip Ling Canwest New Service July 7, 2010 8:04 OTTAWA—-The federal government's bid to deport an American war deserter from Canada has been dealt a blow by the … Continue reading

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The Case Of The Vanishing Groom—-Woman With Polio Fights For Spouse, Only To Find She’s Been Used

The case of the vanishing groom Woman with polio fights for spouse, only to find she's been used Raveena Aulakh Staff Reporter thestar.com Published On Tue Jul 06 2010 Ashpreet Badwal, 35, met Manjit Shahi online in 2006 and went … Continue reading

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NDP SAys Hydro Power Merger Comes After Unnecessary Seven-Year Split

NDP says Hydro power merger comes after unnecessary seven-year split By Camille Bains Associated Press Tuesday, July 06, 2010 http://pddnet.com/news-ap-ndp-says-hydro-power-merger-comes-after-unnecessar-070610/ The provincial government's decision to move the BC Transmission Corp. back under BC Hydro was a failed multimillion-dollar experiment, say … Continue reading

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70% Drop In Foreign Caregivers In Canada —Agencies

DUE TO CHANGES IN PROGRAM 70% drop in foreign caregivers in Canada—agencies INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:40:00 07/06/2010 Filed Under: Overseas Employment, Americas – Canada MANILA, PhilippinesThere has been a 70- to 90-percent drop in the number of placements for foreign … Continue reading

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Act To Establish Canadian Museum of Immigration At Pier 21 Receives Royal Assent

Act to Establish Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Receives Royal Assent HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–(Marketwire – July 5, 2010) – On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister … Continue reading

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Compensation For The Komagata Maru Makes No Sense

Compensation for the Komagata Maru makes no sense Adrian MacNair The National Post July 5, 2010 5:00 pm Its a story nearly 100 years old, and no one is still alive to confirm the details, but it still wont go … Continue reading

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Canada Spy Boss Grilled Over "Foreign Influence"

Canada spy boss grilled over “foreign influence” By David Ljunggren Reuters Mon Jul 5, 2010 3:10pm EDT OTTAWA (Reuters) – Angry Canadian legislators accused the country's spy chief on Monday of making a huge mistake by alleging some politicians were … Continue reading

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Indian Government To Seek $143 Million Over Immigrant Ship Rejected in 1914

Indian government to seek $143M over immigrant ship Canada rejected in 1914 By Cheryl Chan Canwest News Service July 4, 2010 9:47 AM The Punjab state government in India is contemplating asking Canada for close to $150 million for turning … Continue reading

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We Should Thank Richard Fadden

We should thank Richard Fadden By Colin Kenny Citizen Special July 3, 2010 We all love spies. They're tight-lipped, elusive and ethereal as ghosts — thus their nickname: “spooks.” Spies' devious and mysterious intrigues have captivated the public's imagination for … Continue reading

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The Prophet Who Saw Rivers Of Blood Flow In London’s Subways and Streets (By Mike Thompson)

July 15, 2005: The Prophet Who Saw Rivers Of Blood Flow In London's Subways and Streets (By Mike Thompson) Human Events The Prophet Who Saw 'Rivers of Blood' Flow in London's Subways and Streets by Mike Thompson Posted Jul 15, … Continue reading

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John Major—On The Air India Bombing, Sikh Extremism in B.C., And Why Airport Security Is So Lax

John Major On the Air India bombing, Sikh extremism in B.C., and why airport security is still so lax John Major in conversation by Philip Slayton Thursday, July 1, 2010 8:20am Four years ago, retired Supreme Court judge John Major … Continue reading

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Canada’s Support For Immigration Not Without Limits : Poll

Canadians' support for immigration not without limits: Poll By Norma Greenaway Canwest News Service June 30, 2010 OTTAWA—-Canadians overwhelmingly say immigration is good for the country, but they add a big qualifier: It should be kept at the current level … Continue reading

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Jason Kenney Trumpets Hard-Fought Immigration Reform

Jason Kenney trumpets hard-fought immigration reform By Gloria Galloway The Globe and Mail (Canada), June 29, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/jason-kenney-trumpets-hard-fought-immigration-reform/article1623276/ Immigration Minister Jason Kenney took time Tuesday to do a little crowing about his refugee-system reform, which with the help of opposition … Continue reading

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Gay Groups Urged To Sponsor Resettlement Of Sexual Refugees

Gay groups urged to sponsor resettlement of sexual refugees By Norma Greenaway The Canwest News Service (Canada), June 29, 2010 http://www.canada.com/life/groups+urged+sponsor+resettlement+ sexual+refugees/3217358/story.html Ottawa — Gay and lesbian organizations should 'step up to the plate' and privately sponsor the resettlement in … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Canada Improves Access To Health Care For Newcomer Families In Mississauga

Government of Canada Improves Access to Health Care for Newcomer Families in Mississauga Citizenship and Immigration Canada Marketwire – June 29, 2010 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – Immigrant families will have better access to health care services at Credit Valley Hospital thanks … Continue reading

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Wealthy Chinese Put House Hunting On Vancouver Vacation Itinerary

Wealthy Chinese put house hunting on Vancouver vacation itinerary Attractions include quality of education, quality of life and the stability of Canadian society, consultant says By Derrick Penner Vancouver Sun June 28, 2010 Comments (53) VANCOUVER—Mainland Chinese interest in Metro … Continue reading

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New Plans To Deport Somali Criminal

New plans to deport Somali criminal By DEAN PRITCHARD QMI Agency Canoe.ca June 26, 2010 WINNIPEG – If at first you don't succeed … Canadian immigration officials will try for the second time to deport Somali refugee and convicted criminal … Continue reading

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Ottawa Caps Number Of Skilled Immigrants

Ottawa caps number of skilled immigrants No more than 20,000 applications to reduce backlog Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter thestar.com Published On Sat Jun 26 2010 The federal government will cap at 20,000 annually the number of visa applications from skilled … Continue reading

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Canada Orders Review Of Visa Policy

Canada orders review of visa policy By Dipankar De Sarkar The Hindustan Times, June 26, 2010 http://www.hindustantimes.com/Canada-orders-review-of-visa-policy/Article1-563224.aspx The Canadian government has ordered a review of its immigration law and practices after angering New Delhi by denying visas to several Indian … Continue reading

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The Immigration Debate We Don’t Want To Have

The immigration debate we dont want to have Aqsas murder raises some extremely troubling questions about integration Margaret Wente From Thursday's Globe and Mail June 24, 2010 After the sensational 2007 murder of Aqsa Parvez, the 16-year-old girl who disobeyed … Continue reading

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