oil exports: It calls for pipeline expansion east and west, as well as south, according to Rabble. The NDP government wants to end the boom-and-bust cycle of dependence on oil and gas prices, by re-cycling resource revenues into a knowledge-based economy. The United Conservative Party UCP opposition stands for doubling down on the historic economic strategy of supporting the petroleum industry and promoting oil exports. It wants Alberta to have a more diversified economy and supports investment in high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence and in alternative energy sources. The Jason Kenney-led UCP are playing on the fears, anger, and anxiety of citizens who have been dealing with recession insecurities. Alberta is still recovering from a vicious recession caused by a deep fall in oil prices. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mexico office: This case has taken almost a year to close because the autopsy was complex and required additional testing and consultation, Chief Medical Investigator Kurt Nolte said in a statement, according to Vancouver Courier. Hernandez arrived in the U.S. as part of a caravan of Central American asylum seekers and was taken into custody in San Diego. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator released its findings on the death of Roxsana Hernandez 33, saying the disorder known as multicentric Castleman disease can progress rapidly in people with weakened immune systems and lead to death within weeks.article continues below Trending StoriesB.C. adds 8,700 jobs in January amid solid' labour market'Bella Dolls' sex doll brothel has opened in Vancouver Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Tree houses and popsicle sticks inspired Telus' 750m headquarters The autopsy also found Hernandez suffered from extensive fractures of her ribs and breastbone after medical staff performed CPR in response to at least 10 heart attacks. She was later transferred to El Paso, Texas, before being taken to the Cibola County Detention Center in New Mexico. In November, an attorney representing the family of Hernandez released an independent autopsy that noted deep bruising along Hernandez's ribs that wasn't evident externally. Hernandez died in May at an Albuquerque hospital where she was admitted after showing symptoms of pneumonia, dehydration and complications associated with HIV. Her death brought protests, with immigrant and LGBTQ advocates saying her case underscored concerns that transgender migrants in detention facilities often do not receive adequate medical care. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

baby boomers: I am going to be 78 years old this year, she said, according to National Observer. I'd like to stay here till I croak. ; Multiple jurisdictions, overlapping regulations, a lack of funds and time to enforce them, is hurting one entity the most Big Rideau Lake itself. She retired to this waterfront property in Portland, Ont. three decades ago and still loves her home. Ontpoli environment shorelines waterquality Norton is among the first wave of baby boomers, sometimes dubbed the grey tsunami, who traded city living for cottage life when they retired. On Big Rideau Lake, surrounded by three townships in eastern Ontario, the trend means increasing development and more year-round residency on the shores of a body of water linked to the Ottawa and Saint Lawrence rivers. ; Norton's village of Portland is in the township of Rideau Lakes, where 27 per cent of the population of 10,326 as of 2016 is older than 65, and the median age equal portion above and below is 54. It's an increasing trend, says a 2018 Re/Max Report on recreational real estate, notably in Ontario, British Columbia and Atlantic Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

crown decision: Assimilate, whether in the sense of a fictional alien race or the real history of Indigenous people in Canada, is talking about wiping out the uniqueness of people, Murray said, according to CTV. The legal challenge against MPI was launched by Winnipeg's Nick Troller over the Crown corporation's decision to revoke his personalized plate in 2017. Manitoba Justice lawyer Charles Murray told court Monday that licence plates are owned and issued by Manitoba Public Insurance, and the insurer cannot be divorced from a historical context of cultural genocide. Troller is an avid fan of the Star Trek TV franchise and in 2015 got the plate with the well-known words from the alien race the Borg. James Kitchen, lawyer for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, argued on behalf of Troller. He put the ASIMIL8 plate in a border that stated We are the Borg and Resistance is futile. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

night surfing: Please tell us what you think of The Election Fix by emailing me at rohan scroll.in, according to Rabble. I'd like to thank Devang, Likhita, Sameeha, Kalpana and Sai for sending notes and suggestions about previous issues of the Election Fix, which you can find here. Today, we look at the debates around the actions of the Election Commission, whether there is support for anti-elitist politics in India and why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was up until 3 am one night surfing the internet. If you haven't already signed up, subscribe here to get the Election Fix in your inbox. Alongside it is another storyline that is as important. The Big Story Neutral umpire The Bharatiya Janata Party vs Congress vs other parties narrative isn't the only song in town. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

resignation letter: McAleenan is a longtime border official who is well-respected by members of Congress and within the administration, according to CTV. The decision to name a top immigration officer to the post reflects Trump's priority for the sprawling department founded to combat terrorism following the Sept. 11 attacks. Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department. I have determined that it is the right time for me to step aside, Nielsen wrote in her resignation letter. Though Trump aides were eyeing a staff shake-up at Homeland Security and had already withdrawn the nomination for another key immigration post, the development Sunday was unexpected. I hope that the next secretary will have the support of Congress and the courts in fixing the laws which have impeded our ability to fully secure America's borders and which have contributed to discord in our nation's discourse. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ron vitiello: Trump, who campaigned on a promise to secure the border, has thrown virtually every option his aides have been able to think of at the problem, to little avail, according to CTV. He has sent out the military, signed an emergency declaration to fund a border wall and threatened to completely seal the southern border. Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that is taxing the immigration system, President Donald Trump is grasping for something -- anything -- to stem the tide. On Thursday he added a new threat, warning of hefty tariffs on cars made in Mexico if the country doesn't abide by his demands. The first move was made Thursday, when the White House unexpectedly pulled back the nomination of Ron Vitiello to permanently lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where he had been acting director. Now, with the encouragement of an influential aide and with his re-election campaign on the horizon, Trump is looking at personnel changes as he tries to shift blame elsewhere. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

conservatives: The federal Conservatives and their provincial allies are crystal clear on that one, according to Rabble. They are opposed to the most effective, proven, market-based means of lowering greenhouse gas emissions a price on carbon. One of those is climate change. As for their own policies to combat what the latest scientific data describe as the rampaging global warming taking place in Canada -- Conservatives are in no hurry to share those with us. It's a tactic that worked for Ontario premier Doug Ford, after all. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer thinks all he has to do is mindlessly repeat the mantra that he will kill the carbon tax and lower prices at the pump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ecuadorian embassy: No embassy official commented on the Wiki Leaks founder's status, while British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Assange is a free man and can leave the embassy whenever he chooses, according to CTV. Asked about the presence of armed officers outside the Ecuadorian Embassy, London's Metropolitan Police force said there had been no change in police procedure. The red-brick embassy building with white window frames and balconies was quiet, though a few protesters gathered outside. Police said in a statement there is an active warrant for Assange's arrest and that the police are obliged to execute that warrant should he leave the Embassy. Assange hasn't left the embassy since August 2012, fearing if he steps off Ecuador's diplomatic soil he will be arrested and extradited to the U.S. for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic cables through Wiki Leaks. Police withdrew the round-the-clock guard outside the embassy in October 2015 after more than three years in favour of what the service called a covert approach. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american hearts: Precious supplies of avocados, so dear to American hearts, wiped out, while other fresh fruits and vegetables also rot in trucks, with supplies exhausted in as little as 48 hours, according to CTV. Fuming over migration, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border -- among the busiest in the world, across which US 1.7 billion in goods and hundreds of thousands of people travel in both directions every day. Auto plants darkened overnight. This has drawn a collective gasp from economists, Congress and industry, who fear a catastrophe that could tip the world's largest economy into recession as ties with Mexico, its third-largest trading partner, grind to a halt. It would be like erecting a wall in the middle of the factory floor. It comes close to being unthinkable, Daniel Griswold, director of the trade and immigration project at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, told AFP. He spoke of waves of joblessness, lost business and deepened suffering among farmers who have already been hurt during Trump's multi-front trade wars with China, Europe, Canada and Mexico. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

life goals: Experts recommend a number of steps to improve your credit score, whether you're struggling with debt or you're a new Canadian on the hunt for employment, according to Toronto Star. Scott Hannah, president and chief executive of the Vancouver-area-based Credit Counselling Society, holds cut up credit cards at his office in New Westminster, B.C., on January 11, 2012. Poor credit can hinder car loans, mortgages and school options, ratchet up interest rates and push life goals out of reach. Poor credit can hinder car loans, mortgages and favourable interest rates. Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS In either case, step one is to check your credit report by contacting a credit bureau either Equifax Canada or Trans Union Canada identify any errors in your borrowing history and work to correct them, as they can drag down your score. Experts recommend a number of concrete steps to improve your credit score, whether your rating is in the dumps despite a good job or you're a new Canadian on the hunt for employment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

panamanian politicians: It's a country of just 4 million people but its canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans makes it one of the world's busiest trade arteries and strategically important both to Washington and Beijing, according to CTV. As American officials express alarm at Beijing's ambitions in the U.S.-dominated Western Hemisphere, China has launched a charm offensive, wooing Panamanian politicians, professionals and journalists. China is hardly a newcomer to the region, but now it's focusing on countries in Central America such as Panama. The Chinese ambassador, a Spanish-speaking Latin American veteran, has been talking up the benefits of Belt and Road on TV and Twitter. It seems to be paying off. Beijing has flown professionals and journalists on junkets to China. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

secretary: In this Jan.4, 2019 file photo, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, arrives at the Interior Ministry for the traditional New Year government breakfast in Paris, according to Toronto Star. Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. The move raises questions about the G-7's effectiveness at solving some of the international issues it has deemed crucial, including fighting terrorism and human trafficking. Putting a dampener on that are two glaring American absences US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. Michel Euler, File / AP Photo Japan's Deputy Commissisioner General Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, left, is welcomed by French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner for a G7 meeting at ministerial level in Paris, Thursday April 4, 2019. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

twitter: Twitter user scottmurphy002, seen here in one of several photos posted to the account, which has since been deleted, according to Toronto Star. The account, which made anti-immigrant and racist remarks, appears to have been the personal account of Toronto parking enforcement officer Scott Murphy. comment posted to the Twitter account scottmurphy002. anti-immigrant comment posted to the Twitter account scottmurphy002. Toronto police confirm their professional standards unit which conducts internal investigations into the conduct of employees is examining the now-deleted Twitter account of a user named Scott Murphy. Toronto police spokesperson confirmed a Scott Murphy is employed as a parking enforcement officer. Kyle Ashley, a former Toronto police parking enforcement officer, said he worked in the same platoon as Scott Murphy and said he is the same person seen in photos posted by the Twitter account. Photos posted on the Twitter account show the same man pictured in a Linked In account belonging to a Scott Murphy who identifies as an officer with the Toronto Police Service. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

grocery store: I think you'd see the auto companies and auto parts makers try to get into court to get a temporary injunction, which would probably last, Warner told CTV's Your Morning Wednesday, according to CTV. But uncertainty will have an economic effect, he says. But Mark Warner doesn't think any closure would last long. Any closure would lead to delays in delivery of agricultural products, such as lettuce, berries and avocados. North America's auto market is heavily integrated, with parts and components crossing both borders multiple times. That would push up prices at the grocery store. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ucp: Below, a few reasons why the UCP can be uniquely braggadocious about their prospect of victory and how they could still manage to lose this thing anyway, according to CBC. The United Conservative Party has been leading the polls for its entire existence In July 2017, a week after the party was created, it opened a lead of 28 points over the incumbent NDP. There hasn't been a single poll since that didn't show the UCP with a commanding lead over the NDP. The typical Canadian election campaign is a horse race between two parties who each command about 40 per cent of the electorate. According to the CBC's official poll tracker, there is a 99 per cent chance Kenney's United Conservative Party will win the most seats on April 16. But the UCP has repeatedly been able to claim the rare prize of seeing more than half the electorate saying they'll vote for them. That lead has narrowed somewhat as the campaign has ground on, but the fact remains that throughout its entire time in government, the NDP has never once polled as the province's most popular party. When the election campaign started, they had an explosive lead of 56 per cent versus the NDP's 31 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

housing: CMHC's corporate plan, released last month, set the ambitious goal of providing all Canadians with homes they can afford and meet their needs by 2030, according to CTV. An estimated 1.6 million Canadian households are considered in core housing need, meaning they live in places that are too expensive or aren't really suitable for them. Evan Siddall said the aim is to raise 100 million more for housing, quickly and likely from private sources, because the money pledged by federal and provincial governments over the next decade or so isn't enough to make housing affordable for everyone in the country. Siddall admitted the goal is a moon-shot, but it's designed to force his agency and others to achieve more than is already eyed in the long-term national housing strategy, whose price tag is over 40 billion. Siddall's agency has been at the centre of housing moves the federal Liberals have made since taking office in late 2015, putting CMHC in charge of major aspects of the national housing strategy unveiled in late 2017. As massive as those investments are by the government of Canada, and the investments similarly that provinces are making, they're not going to be enough, Siddall said in a telephone interview from Victoria, where he had just addressed an affordable-housing conference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parole board: Rick Snyder, an exceptional decision that made him eligible for release after 30 years in prison, according to Toronto Star. The parole board knew the 72-year-old wasn't a U.S. citizen and figured that federal authorities would take him off the state's hands. Prudencio Loyrafuls' life sentence for drug crimes was reduced in December by then-Gov. This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Prudencio Loyraful. AP / Michigan Department of Corrections But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said no. The state of Michigan is placing the frail paroled prisoner in an assisted-living center at taxpayer expense after the federal government declined to deport him to Cuba, officials said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chaparral border: At risk of falling on the chopping block are development programs that work to tackle the root causes driving migration poverty, inequality, violence and corruption, according to Toronto Star. These include outreach to at-risk youth to combat forced gang recruitment as well as programs to address gender-based violence and support education, workforce development and the uphill fight to root out endemic graft. Over time, they say, it will only worsen the problem. In this Nov. 25, 2018 file photo, a migrant woman helps carry a handmade U.S. flag up the riverbank at the Mexico-U.S. border after getting past Mexican police at the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, as a group of migrants tries to reach the U.S. Activists, officials and social workers in Central America were staggered by the idea that U.S. President Donald Trump thinks he will help reduce immigration, by cutting off nearly 500 million in aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador; exactly the opposite will happen, they say. El Salvador had a homicide rate of 50.3 per 100,000 people in 2018. Ramon Espinosa, File / AP Photo In this June 16, 2016 file photo, inmates ride in a bus out of the Cojutepeque prison in El Salvador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ecuadorian embassy: In this Friday May 19, 2017 file photo, Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, according to Toronto Star. Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said on Tuesday, March 2, 2019, that he wants to reach an agreement for Assange to leave the Embassy in London as soon as possible, as long as his life is not in danger. In a speech to the Ecuadorian Broadcasting Association on Tuesday, Moreno accused Wiki Leaks of intercepting phone calls and private conversations as well as photos of my bedroom, what I eat, and how my wife and daughters and friends dance. Frank Augstein, File / AP Photo Moreno provided no evidence, but the speech reflected ongoing tension between Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange and his hosts at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. If President Moreno wants to illegally terminate a refugee publisher's asylum to cover up an offshore corruption scandal, history will not be kind, Wiki Leaks said in a statement. Wiki Leaks in a statement called Moreno's charges completely bogus, saying it reported on the accusations of corruption against the president only after Ecuador's legislature investigated the issue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leafs: That flight home from Uniondale had to feel good for that reason, and more, according to Toronto Star. The Leafs played so much better than they did in late February, when the Islanders and their fans took it to the visitors and John Tavares. Frank Franklin II / AP The Maple Leafs punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 2-1 road win over the New York Islanders on Monday night. Toronto admittedly shrunk from the challenge in that game, Tavares' first one back against his old team. There was a scare in the second period, when star centre Auston Matthews took a slapshot off his left ankle and limped off the ice. On Monday night, Tavares scored the winner and the Leafs defeated an Islanders club that is first in the NHL in goals-against average 2.38 and had allowed a goal or fewer in four of their previous five games. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minister: Her speech from Downing Street shows a prime minister shrunken by defeat, according to Rabble. It stood in stark contrast to last month's defiant rabble-rousing statement delivered from the same lectern. She has only done so because she has run out of road. All this sours the idea that Mrs May is approaching discussions with Jeremy Corbyn in good faith. The question remains whether her mind is as open as the door to No 10. It speaks volumes that it is only with her back to the wall that the prime minister has bowed to sense and accepted that the longstanding arguments of her opponents must be taken on board. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police: Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said citizens will need to respect the law and suggested the authorities could get involved, according to CTV. People will notify the police. One cabinet minister said the police could be called in and another said injunctions could be sought, while Premier Francois Legault said he prefers not to specify what measures would be used. It's like any other law, she said, declining to elaborate. A grandfather clause protects people already hired in those positions. Bill 21, which was tabled last week, would prohibit public servants in positions of authority -- including teachers, police officers, Crown prosecutors and prison guards -- from wearing religious symbols on the job. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-mexico border: Kobach and Cuccinelli are far-right conservatives with strong views on immigration, according to CTV. Cuccinelli was seen at the White House on Monday. Trump is weighing at least two potential candidates for the post former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, according to the people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the conversations publicly. The planning comes as Trump is threatening anew to close the U.S.-Mexico border as soon as this week if Mexico does not completely halt illegal immigration into the U.S. And it serves as the latest sign that the president plans to continue to hammer his hardline immigration rhetoric and policies as he moves past the special counsel's Russia investigation and works to rally his base heading into his 2020 re-election campaign. White House press aides, Kobach and Cuccinelli did not immediately respond Monday to requests for comment. Aides hope the potential appointment, which they caution is still in the planning stages, would serve as the face of the administration on immigration issues and would placate both the president and his supporters, showing he is serious and taking action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

york times: The New York Times, bless their investigative hearts, found a pro-Trumper in Houston who took a bottle of Russian vodka and poultry to a dinner party of his liberal, Trump-hating friends, according to Rabble. The chicken was in lieu of crow, which already speaks well for his fellowfeelingness. . I get one day where I can gloat about it, and you all get upset, he sighed.I don't begrudge it. Take the Mueller Report, one of history's great anticlimaxes though Brexit is the mother of them all I am an Indian, tweeted one observer, and I can tell you that Brits take forever to leave . But think of Mueller's nonbarrage from the POV of Trump devotees. He's had to endure the U.S. mainstream media's boundless effervescing over Mueller. He gets a small respite. Perhaps he clung to Fox but even they're now wavering. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

golf course: From pulling a fast one on Tiger Woods to exaggerating his handicap, Donald Trump's alleged misdeeds on and around the golf course are the subject of a new book by former Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, Commander in Cheat How Golf Explains Trump, according to CTV. Reilly documents dozens of examples of underhanded golf behaviour by the president, cheating he says has become legendary among golfers. Cheating at golf Well, that's something else. In golf, he's definitely not exonerated, Reilly told The Associated Press. One infamous instance came in a 2017 round with Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson, who is the current No. 1 player in the world. There's been dozens and dozens of people that can declare him guilty of cheating. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.