colin ross: Josh Paterson, executive director of the association, said Monday he is concerned the board will not look beyond the police department's investigation, whatever the findings may be, according to Vancouver Courier. Paterson suggested an independent organization be sought to consult with Indigenous and black people most directly affected by the checks. That investigation, which was ordered by Police Chief Adam Palmer last month, will conclude with a public report and go before the Vancouver Police Board's service and policy complaints review committee Sept. 20.article continues below Trending Stories Compact discs whither Not so fast, say Vancouver indie record stores Meet Colin Ross, a survivor of the opioid crisis Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy The board will then decide whether it wants a further investigation into the complaint lodged by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, or to dismiss the complaint with reasons. That way, the public would have a more objective sense of what the data means. It has the appearance of bias. The board should not be making a decision on an issue as complex as this with only a VPD report to guide them as to what to do, Paterson said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

achievement award: It's named for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Bosnia peace accords reached in Ohio, according to CTV. Sharon Rab, founder and chairwoman of the peace prize foundation, said Irving's books often show the tragedy of a lack of empathy and sympathy for our fellow humans ... through books -- especially Irving's books -- readers learn to understand and identify with people different from themselves. Dayton Literary Peace Prize officials chose John Irving, whose first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published 50 years ago when he was 26, for the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. Irving's all-time bestselling novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, examines faith, fate and social justice through the intertwined lives of two boyhood friends. The National Book Award-winning The World According to Garp was made into a movie starring the late Robin Williams, and Irving won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie version of The Cider House Rules, which deals with issues including abortion. Often using humour to illuminate deep topics, Irving's works have included bisexual, homosexual and transgender people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: The fact is that Canada has a strict and efficient immigration and border-control system one that ensures both compassion for people seeking refuge and protects the safety of Canadians, according to Toronto Star. Ahmed Hussen poses in front of a mural that is painted on the side of his Regent Park apartment building in 2004. It is time for the misleading, divisive, and dangerous political rhetoric to end, and to set the record straight. Hussen was a political activist who now worked in the premier's office and was named one of 11 people to watch in 2004. Governments around the world are facing significant challenges in dealing with a dramatic global increase in refugees, and Canada is not immune to this challenge. 2017 was a record year, with more than 68 million people displaced globally. Rick Madonik / TORONTO STAR The Conservative charge that the recent flow of asylum seekers into Canada began after a tweet by the prime minister is not only false, it's ridiculous. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

defaced tombstones: To some this debate may seem like an esoteric exercise, according to Rabble. After all, anti-Semitism hasn't been eradicated; Jewish organizations like B'nai Brith Canada release frequent tallies and stories of anti-Semitic incidents. The letter reproaches those who blend anti-Jewish racism with opposition to Israel's policies and systems of occupation and apartheid as cynical and false. There are reports that appear regularly in social media feeds and the mainstream media that recount hate crimes such as defaced tombstones, spray-painted swastikas, or physical assaults. Some, like the Director of the Concordia University Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies, cite empirical findings which show that anti-Semitic incidents in Canada have greatly declined in recent decades. Conversely, others claim that these stories elevate relatively minor incidents to the status of hate crimes, and that many are not crimes at all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

economy collapse: Asylum seekers walk along Roxham Rd. near Champlain, N.Y. on Aug. 6, 2017, making their way towards the Canada/U..S border, according to Toronto Star. GEOFF ROBINS / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Some 50,000 persons came to Canada last year to claim asylum. Not only is this a dangerous narrative, but it is also an unfounded one. This is barely more than the number that had arrived in 2001. Many expressed fears that more and more people are not entering Canada through official border points. Did the country or the economy collapse at any point since then Movements of people are extremely difficult to predict, and one should caution those already speaking about a summer influx, as numbers have dropped off markedly in May and June. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

everything i: Like most Canadians, I embrace that welcoming status quo and even though my family has been here for five generations, I never forget that this country took us in when we had nothing and gave us everything, according to Toronto Star. I want more people to have those same opportunities. This was compared favourably to other countries where the fires of illiberal populism burn. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, left, standing in Que., advises migrants that they are about to cross from Champlain, N.Y., and will be arrested, on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. It is a vulnerable and changeable state of public opinion. Charles Krupa / AP Canadians' openness to immigration, however, is no permanent fact or constitutional obligation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

population: The online poll examined responders' personal experiences, rather than just looking at their income, according to CTV. ARI researchers split the population into four groups based on the results. The Angus Reid Institute ARI investigation into poverty found that more than a quarter of people in Canada are struggling to make ends meet. The Struggling 16 per cent of the total population those On the Edge 11 per cent those who are Recently Comfortable 36 per cent and those who are Always Comfortable 37 per cent . More than one-quarter of the Canadian population 27% could be described as experiencing notable financial hardship today Angus Reid Institute angusreidorg July 17, 2018 For those people who are on the edge, in many cases they're one unexpected expense or financial calamity away from being in that Struggling group, Shachi Kurl, ARI Executive Director, told CTV News Channel. Respondents were asked about a dozen money-related scenarios. So when you see that more than one in four in this country report feeling squeezed in terms of being able to meet their needs and their family's needs, that's pretty significant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jenny kwan: PIPELINE DIVIDES TRUDEAU YOUTH COUNCIL Fissures have appeared inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's youth council after a group of current and former members publicly urged the Liberal government to reverse its decision to buy Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, according to The Chronicle Herald. The request was made in a letter to the prime minister signed by 16 past and present members of the council who express immense disappointment with the planned 4.5-billion pipeline purchase. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel and her NDP counterpart, Jenny Kwan, have been pushing the Liberals to reveal more about their plan to deal with the influx of border crossers. Other members say they do not agree with this position. An analysis to be released today by the Canadian Medical Association urges Ottawa to provide bigger and bigger annual top-ups to the existing federal health-care transfer program. FEDS URGED TO PAY 21B FOR SENIORS CARE Physicians are calling on the federal government to shell out another 21 billion over the next decade to help provinces and territories pay for soaring health-care costs that will be propelled by the unavoidable growth of Canada's seniors population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

midnight heat: Temperatures in the eastern and southwestern United States and southeastern Canada have also hit record highs, according to Rabble. In Montreal, people sweltered under temperatures of 36.6 C, the highest ever recorded there, as well as record-breaking extreme midnight heat and humidity, an unpleasant experience shared by people in Ottawa. In early July, the temperature in Ouargla, Algeria, reached 51.3 C, the highest ever recorded in Africa. Dozens of people have died from heat-related causes in Quebec alone. In Northern Siberia, along the Arctic coast, the temperature was over 32 C on July 5, much hotter than ever recorded. Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East have also reached all-time record temperatures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

neighbouring bangladesh: Though living here could spell doom as the monsoon rains fall, she will live here anyway, according to The Chronicle Herald. For Mustawkima, a Rohingya woman who fled Myanmar for the refugee camps of neighbouring Bangladesh, there is no other option. The threat of landslides is so dire that her neighbours have evacuated. Hers is a dilemma repeated over and over for many of the 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in ramshackle huts across this unsteady landscape With the long-dreaded monsoon season now upon them, they have run out of places to run. Most refugees believe it is too dangerous to return to Myanmar, where the military launched a brutal campaign of violence against the minority Rohingya Muslims last year. For months, officials raced to relocate the most at-risk families to safer areas that had been bulldozed flat, but there simply isn't enough available land. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trudeau tweet: The Tories have argued that a Trudeau tweet from January 2017 is partly to blame for the influx of asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States, according to The Chronicle Herald. Conservative party spokesman Cory Hann says the ad was axed because the situation at the border is not about any one group of people. The tweet is rolled out as a carpet entering a broken fence and the words faith and diversity are visible. Hann says the image, which shows an actual person illegally crossing over the Canadian border, was originally used by a number of media outlets with stories about the surge in asylum seekers. A quote from a story in the Financial Post is superimposed on the image which says, Trudeau's holier-than-thou tweet causes migrant crisis now he needs to fix what he started. The full photo shows the man with a group of people carrying suitcases in Quebec, while the edited image used by the Conservative party singled out one man. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

effect june: It's named for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Bosnia peace accords reached in Ohio.article continues below Trending Stories Compact discs whither Not so fast, say Vancouver indie record stores Meet Colin Ross, a survivor of the opioid crisis Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy Sharon Rab, founder and chairwoman of the peace prize foundation, said Irving's books often show the tragedy of a lack of empathy and sympathy for our fellow humans ... through books especially Irving's books readers learn to understand and identify with people different from themselves, according to Vancouver Courier. Irving's all-time bestselling novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, examines faith, fate and social justice through the intertwined lives of two boyhood friends. Dayton Literary Peace Prize officials chose John Irving, whose first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published 50 years ago when he was 26, for the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. Often using humour to illuminate deep topics, Irving's works have included bisexual, homosexual and transgender people. Irving said in a statement that if a prize helps bring attention to his subject matter, he welcomes it. The National Book Award-winning The World According to Garp was made into a movie starring the late Robin Williams, and Irving won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie version of The Cider House Rules, which deals with issues including abortion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european parliament: The same photo is circulating again on social media, but with the sign changed to My legs are open for refugees, according to National Observer. Kretzel says the altered photo was tweeted on the weekend by Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence Party and a member of the European Parliament. Lasia Kretzel was working for CKOM in Saskatoon in 2015 when she attended a rally supporting Syrian refugees. ; She wrote a story about the rally and snapped a photo of a woman with a sign around her neck that read My door is open for refugees. Kretzel called out Farage on Twitter, saying she had taken the original photo, and he acknowledged the sexualized picture as phoney. The photo was no longer on Farage's page on Monday. The photo turns out to be Fake News, but the refugees welcome brigade need to think harder about what is happening, Farage later said in a tweet that Kretzel saved in a screen grab. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jenny kwan: I believe what the committee decided today was to ensure that Canadians hear the truth, get the story from the government about what their work is, what they are doing, what remains to be done, said Liberal MP and committee chairman Rob Oliphant following a testy two-hour meeting, according to National Observer. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel and her NDP counterpart, Jenny Kwan, have been pushing the Liberal government to learn more about its plan to deal with the influx of border crossers. Committee members agreed Monday during a rare summer session to review the government's response to the irregular border crossers, inviting testimony from Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Jean-Yves Duclos, the minister for families, children and social development. ; Members gave a unanimous nod to future meetings after squabbling at length over details and debating the legality of asylum seekers crossing at wooded spots between official ports of entry. Kwan reiterated her view that Donald Trump's America is not a safe country. According to new numbers released Friday, the RCMP intercepted 1,263 people at the border in June, which is down from 1,869 in May. Canada's Safe Third Country agreement with the U.S. stipulates that asylum seekers are required to make their claims in the first safe country where they arrive meaning those who come into Canada at an official land crossing are sent back to make their claim in the U.S. The agreement does not cover irregular or illegal asylum seekers those entering Canada at unofficial points, most notably in Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opening weekend: That happened on opening weekend at the Tarragon, and the Fringe's new artistic director, Lucy Eveleigh, the Tarragon staff and the police acted quickly to get things back on track, according to NOW Magazine. It was a false alarm; three shows had to cancel performances, and one was delayed. Fringe Toronto 2018 its 30th anniversary year will likely go down as the year of the bomb threat. By midweek at the newly named festival hub Post Script patio, complete with a very roomy, central four-sided central bar and eclectic programming if an odd absence of show flyers and posters the bomb barely rated a mention. One of the notable themes that emerged this year was experimenting with improv, whether creating a full and very personal musical cabaret Ashley With A Y or mimicking a two-act farce Entrances And Exits . The festival continues to be a great place to see shows by and about women. Instead, people were talking about the hot weather and the hotter shows, including sold-out productions like Josephine, A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play; Morro And Jasp Save The Date, who graced the cover of NOW; the site-specific Featherweight; The Merkin Sisters; and others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

words faith: Conservative party spokesman Cory Hann says the ad was axed because the situation at the border is not about any one group of people, according to Vancouver Courier. Hann says the image, which shows an actual person illegally crossing over the Canadian border, was originally used by a number of media outlets with stories about the surge in asylum seekers. The tweet is rolled out as a carpet entering a broken fence and the words faith and diversity are visible.article continues below Trending Stories Compact discs whither Not so fast, say Vancouver indie record stores Meet Colin Ross, a survivor of the opioid crisis Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Vancouver High on Life vloggers die in Shannon Falls tragedy The Tories have argued that a Trudeau tweet from January 2017 is partly to blame for the influx of asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States. The full photo shows the man with a group of people carrying suitcases in Quebec, while the edited image used by the Conservative party singled out one man.A quote from a story in the Financial Post is superimposed on the image which says, Trudeau's holier-than-thou tweet causes migrant crisis now he needs to fix what he started. Read Related Topics var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul 2018 Vancouver Courier In an opinion piece published Tuesday, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen accused the Tories of peddling false information to stoke fear and called it ridiculous that they blame the flow of asylum seekers on Trudeau's tweet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

charter: In fact, the charter is not mentioned anywhere in the delegate's cover letter outlining the issues she considered or in the body of her decision, according to Vancouver Courier. This is so despite Mr. In a written decision dated July 13, Justice Ann Marie McDonald said a delegate of the public safety minister failed to consider the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international law in arriving at her decision, despite being statutorily mandated to render a decision consistent with the charter.article continues below Trending Stories World Emoji Day Top 10 emojis that represent Vancouver Uncle Fester has bloomed and it's a big stinky deal for thousands of Vancouverites Scott Landon buys into CBC's Four Rooms Dunbar Camera retailer left enduring legacy Most blatantly, the delegate's decision discloses no indication that the delegate even considered the charter values, said McDonald, who does not name the delegate in her decision. Abdi's extensive submissions on the charter. The Canada Border Services Agency had detained the 24-year-old man after he served about five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault. Still, the threat of deportation remains for Abdi, who was never granted Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

elysee palace: The red carpet welcome for the World Cup winners continued at the Elysee Palace, where President Emmanuel Macron threw an informal garden party that had 1,000 children and 300 athletes from local soccer clubs as guests, according to Vancouver Courier. Many of the invited clubs are based in the poor neighbourhoods French that produced the players who made up France's youthful, diverse World Cup team, including 19-year-old breakout star Kylian Mbappe. The crowd that waited for hours to greet the soccer team, under a hot sun and amid celebratory smoke bombs that choked the air, got its moment hours after the team returned from Russia to hoist the gold trophy on French soil for the second time in 20 years.article continues below Trending Stories The national team's 4-2 win over Croatia on Sunday gave France a new set of heroes, many of whom represent the changing face of a diverse, multicultural country with which not all French citizens have yet reckoned. Members of the club he grew up with in suburban Bondy attended the party. This team is beautiful because it was united. Merci! Macron, the youngest person to become France's president, told the guests. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european parliament: The same photo is circulating again on social media, but with the sign changed to My legs are open for refugees, according to Vancouver Courier. Kretzel says the altered photo was tweeted on the weekend by Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence Party and a member of the European Parliament. Lasia Kretzel was working for CKOM in Saskatoon in 2015 when she attended a rally supporting Syrian refugees.article continues below Trending Stories World Emoji Day Top 10 emojis that represent Vancouver Uncle Fester has bloomed and it's a big stinky deal for thousands of Vancouverites Video of overcrowded pigs by animal rights group prompts investigationUBC biologist killed during research trip was a leading authority in his field She wrote a story about the rally and snapped a photo of a woman with a sign around her neck that read My door is open for refugees. Kretzel called out Farage on Twitter, saying she had taken the original photo, and he acknowledged the sexualized picture as phoney. The photo was no longer on Farage's page on Monday. The photo turns out to be Fake News, but the refugees welcome brigade need to think harder about what is happening, Farage later said in a tweet that Kretzel saved in a screen grab. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ahmed hussen: Ahmed Hussen, federal minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship With Toronto facing pressure to find housing for this cohort of individuals, in-depth discussion has resulted in strong collaboration between Toronto and the federal government to ensure this matter will be resolved in advance of the early August deadline, a press release from the minister said, according to Toronto Star. Michael Tutton / THE CANADIAN PRESS The asylum-seekers, including more than 250 children, need to be rehoused in just over three weeks when the dorms are returned to student use. Toronto is under pressure to house hundreds of refugees, including 800 that having been living in two college dormitories. With Toronto facing pressure to find housing for this cohort of individuals, in-depth discussion has resulted in strong collaboration between Toronto and the federal government to ensure this matter will be resolved in advance of the early August deadline, a release from immigration minister Ahmed Hussen's office said Monday. It also outlined that immediate aid earlier promised for Ontario, totalling 11 million, would be sent directly to Toronto, not to the province, to be dispersed. Read more Article Continued Below Editorial Doug Ford must end dangerous rhetoric on asylum seekers Toronto can't handle influx of refugee claimants, Tory tells Ottawa More than half of refugee claimants in Toronto's temporary shelters are children, new figures show That release promised active support for Toronto but few details. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

delegate: Most blatantly, the delegate's decision discloses no indication that the delegate even considered the charter values, said McDonald, who does not name the delegate in her decision, according to The Chronicle Herald. In fact, the charter is not mentioned anywhere in the delegate's cover letter outlining the issues she considered or in the body of her decision. In a written decision dated July 13, Justice Ann Marie McDonald said a delegate of the public safety minister failed to consider the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international law in arriving at her decision, despite being statutorily mandated to render a decision consistent with the charter. This is so despite Mr. Still, the threat of deportation remains for Abdi, who was never granted Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia. Abdi's extensive submissions on the charter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

doug ford: The children who are starving, terrified and in grave danger are just that children, according to Toronto Star. A paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of Aylan Kurdi, 3, after a number of migrants died and a smaller number were reported missing after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos. The devastating image of Alan's tiny body on the beach reminded us all that the families caught in the refugee crisis are just like our families. Uncredited / AP But last week, without warning, Doug Ford and Social Services Minister Lisa Mac Leod announced that the Ontario government is done helping families like Alan's, and they will no longer help municipalities cope with rising numbers of refugees and asylum seekers. It's that simple. Ford and Mac Leod are in the wrong. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mass deportations: Justice Department attorney Scott Stewart opposed the delay but did not address the rumours in court, according to CTV. The ACLU requested that parents have at least one week to decide whether to pursue asylum in the U.S. after they are reunited with their children. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw imposed a delay of at least a week after a request from the American Civil Liberties Union, which cited persistent and increasing rumours ... that mass deportations may be carried out imminently and immediately upon reunification. The judge held off on deciding that issue until the government outlines its objections in writing by next Monday. It's hard to imagine a more profound or momentous decision, he said. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt told reporters that he was extremely pleased by the halt and that parents need time to think over with their children and advisers whether to seek asylum. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emergency preparedness: During an emergency session on Monday, Conservative and NDP MPs put pressure on their Liberal counterparts to undertake a study examining the federal government's response to the number of asylum seekers entering the country and the strain they're putting on certain provinces, according to CTV. The meeting was requested by NDP immigration and refugee critic Jenny Kwan and Conservative critic Michelle Rempel, who are both vice-chairs of the committee. Ralph Goodale, minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of families, children and social development, and Ahmed Hussen, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada, are all expected to attend the meetings. According to Statistics Canada, the number of asylum seekers entering the country between ports of entry has been steadily decreasing since April. Quebec and Ontario have seen the highest number of new arrivals, which has put on a strain on provincial and municipal resources. The agency reported that RCMP intercepted approximately 1,200 border crossers in June down from 2,500 in April. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nikki huang: Nikki Huang says she often worked 10-hour days, received no training on the use of potentially hazardous products and was shortchanged on her wages while working in GTA nail salons, according to Toronto Star. Rene Johnston / Toronto Star For rights at work, I would say the employer probably prefers the employees didn't know much about it, says the 28-year-old Markham resident. During that time, she says she often worked 10-hour days, received no training on the use of potentially hazardous products and was shortchanged on her wages to the tune of 3,000 by her last employer. That is what the Nail Technicians' Network is now seeking to change emulating successful efforts in places like California to organize low-wage immigrant women and encourage safer working conditions. There are over 1,120 licensed nail salons in the Toronto area. The initiative was born out of the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre's nail salon workers project, launched in 2013 to identify and tackle health concerns including exposure to toxic substances with links to a range of health conditions such as cancer, respiratory illnesses, neurological damage and reproductive issues. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nigel farage: She wrote a story about the rally and snapped a photo of a woman with a sign around her neck that read My door is open for refugees, according to CTV. The same photo is circulating again on social media, but with the sign changed to My legs are open for refugees. Lasia Kretzel was working for CKOM in Saskatoon in 2015 when she attended a rally supporting Syrian refugees. Kretzel says the altered photo was tweeted on the weekend by Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence Party and a member of the European Parliament. The photo turns out to be Fake News, but the refugees welcome brigade need to think harder about what is happening, Farage later said in a tweet that Kretzel saved in a screen grab. Kretzel called out Farage on Twitter, saying she had taken the original photo, and he acknowledged the sexualized picture as phoney. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.