people: If they were doing what they were doing people should be fired, says Coun, according to CTV. Kevin Klein. The City of Winnipeg says six people have been fired, an outcome of the investigation into Winnipeg building inspectors allegedly slacking on the job. It was announced last week that three people were suspended without pay pending the probe's findings. The city began the investigation after a citizen group paid a private investigator to tail and record city building inspectors. Two others quit and another retired. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australian government: The Australian government is deeply disappointed that Australian citizen and academic Dr, according to CTV. Yang Hengjun ... has been transferred to criminal detention in China, Payne said in a statement. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that China notified Australia that spy novelist and former Chinese diplomat Yang Hengjun was taken into criminal detention, six months after he was taken into custody at a Chinese airport. The Australian government is concerned by this development in relation to an Australian citizen. The 53-year-old visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York was detained on Jan. 19 when he arrived in southern China's Guangzhou from New York with his wife Yuan Xiaoliang, and his 14-year-old stepdaughter. We will continue to press Chinese authorities for fair and humane treatment, in accordance with international norms, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent: The data found that while 40 per cent of mothers said their baby has never slept in the same bed with someone, a third of respondents, or 33 per cent, said they or someone else shared a bed with their infant nearly every day, according to CTV. This is despite public health campaigns advising against the practice out of concern for the baby's safety. The study used data collected from Statistic Canada's 2015 and 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey CCHS which surveyed 5,329 women between the ages of 15 and 55 who had given birth in the past five years. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada PHAC bed-sharing, which is when an infant shares the same sleep surface with an adult or another child, may increase the baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome SIDS and suffocation. There is also the risk the adult or other child could roll onto the infant. The government agency said the baby can suffocate if they become trapped between the sleep surface and the body of the other person in the bed, the wall, or other objects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ensaf haidar: She said she would like to meet President Donald Trump to talk about how he can help free Badawi, according to National Observer. Trump is the only solution at the moment, Haidar said in an interview. Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Sherbrooke, Que., with her three children, said Pence's comments were the first time a U.S. administration official has publicly mentioned her husband by name. The Canadian government, meanwhile, hasn't done enough to secure Badawi's freedom, she said. The 35-year-old blogger was arrested on June 17, 2012, and was later sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his online criticism of Saudi clerics. Pence told an audience at the State Department that Saudi Arabia would go a long way towards restoring its international reputation if it released Badawi. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indian law: The document goes on to elaborate on forms discrimination and makes allowances for special provisions for the emancipation of women, children and people from socially and educationally disadvantaged classes, according to NOW Magazine. The constitution, whose chief architect B.R. Ambedkar was a Dalit scholar, jurist and India's first minister of law and justice, was enacted on November 26, 1949. Article 15 outlines one of the fundamental rights of Indian citizens there can be no discrimination against any Indian citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth. It's considered the source of Indian law and jurisprudence. In reality, both are mainly talking points for India's privileged classes of which I am a member. Today, many Indians may vaguely remember Ambedkar's legacy as a social reformer, or their constitutional rights of liberty, equality and fraternity learned in high school civic studies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cast members: The panel that kicked off the fan convention Thursday morning may also have gotten the same rating with the number of expletives thrown around by Miller, according to CTV. Arnold Schwarzenegger even won 20 because Miller said one particular word more than 5 times. Director Tim Miller told the audience at San Diego Comic-Con that it wasn't always going to be the plan, but the fans demanded it. It was 10, Schwarzenegger said. Would you expect any less from the director of Deadpool Miller and Schwarzenegger were joined by Linda Hamilton, who is reprising her role as Sarah Connor, franchise newcomer Mackenzie Davis and other cast members on the Hall H stage. I counted. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

citizenship question: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summed it up well, commenting last week about Trump's attempts to insert a citizenship question into the U.S. Census even after he was rebuffed by the Supreme Court, according to Rabble. She accused Trump of trying to Make America White Again. From his perch at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he hurls racist epithets via tweet while commanding armed agents to terrorize immigrants at the border and in communities from coast to coast. It is well known that Trump is a voracious consumer of Fox News. Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. On Sunday morning, just 20 minutes after Fox & Friends ran a piece attacking Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, Trump tweeted So interesting to see 'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States how our government is to be run. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

halifax neighbourhood: For more on this story, visit CTV News Atlantic They are giving him a strong painkiller, Ali said, according to CTV. When you go in, he almost doesn't recognize people. Ali Barho, speaking through a translator to CTV News Atlantic, said his brother Ebrahim has been heavily sedated while he recovers from the February house fire. Ebrahim, his wife Kawthar and their seven children arrived in Canada as Syrian refugees in September 2017. Ebrahim was placed in a medically induced coma and has since gone through multiple surgeries. In the early morning hours of Feb. 19, 2019, a fire destroyed their home in the Halifax neighbourhood of Spryfield, killing the seven children and severely injuring Ebrahim. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy alternative: Its design is to be tailored to each province, according to CTV. A study released Thursday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative shone a critical light on the supplement as part of research that found a minimum-wage worker could afford to rent in just a few neighbourhoods in Canada. Interactive Map Check housing rental affordability across Canada The new portable housing benefit is to roll out next year and will be tied to a person rather than a unit -- meaning recipients can carry it with them through the housing market rather than losing the financial help when they move out of government-supported dwelling. Spending on the benefit is set at 4 billion over a decade -- split among federal and provincial governments -- which will require tough decisions about who gets it, how much they can receive, and when it gets taken away. Second of all, it's likely not generous enough to substantially reduce the rent for renters, particularly at the lower end of the income spectrum and particularly in big cities like Vancouver, Toronto, Victoria, Calgary, Ottawa. You really have to ration it based on some simple criteria, otherwise you blow through your spending cap, said David Macdonald, a senior economist with the CCPA who wrote Thursday's study. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: Last fall, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report warning that the world was nowhere near being on track to cut emissions enough to hit the Paris climate-accord target to keep global warming to as close to 1.5 C above pre-industrial times as possible, according to National Observer. We are already close to 1 C of warming, and a recent report from Environment and Climate Change Canada warned this country is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Emma Jackson, a field organizer with the group Our Time, said the science is clear that humanity only has 11 years to get a grip on greenhouse-gas emissions before global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible. Right now it is absolutely pivotal, in the lead-up to the pivotal election, that we hear what every single leader's plan is to tackle the climate crisis, Jackson said. Jackson said the federal commission organizing leaders' debates this year told Our Time it's up to broadcasters to decide what the topics will be, so rallying outside CBC is trying to hit the climate point home with the country's public broadcaster. ; Climate change has skyrocketed to the top of many lists of issues voters care about the most particularly younger voters and Our Time is trying to mobilize younger voters to be enough of a force that the parties have to listen to them. Most of Wednesday's rallies pushing for a leaders' debate on climate change will be outside CBC offices and studios. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

death penalty: During nearly 35 years on the court, Stevens stood for the freedom and dignity of individuals, be they students or immigrants or prisoners, according to CTV. He acted to limit the death penalty, squelch official prayer in schools, establish gay rights, promote racial equality and preserve legal abortion. He was 99. He protected the rights of crime suspects and illegal immigrants facing deportation. Stevens served more than twice the average tenure for a justice, and was only the second to mark his 90th birthday on the high court. He influenced fellow justices to give foreign terrorism suspects held for years at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base the right to plead for their release in U.S. courts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

defence lawyer: Kong faces seven charges of violating the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act covering 34 migrants, including several children, from China in 2015 after a Canadian Border Services Agency investigation called Project Interpretation, according to CTV. All had travelled to the U.S.A. on visas issued in China by the U.S. consulate, wrote B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kent in a judgment related to the case. Michael Kong, 62, wore a red jumpsuit and glasses as he sat in the dock, listening patiently to a federal prosecutor and his defence lawyer discuss the case, which may head to trial at the end of the month. Mr. Kong's adult son is also charged with two counts for allegedly assisting one or more people to enter Canada without a visa and failing to appear for examination upon entry. Kong is alleged to have assisted them at various times in 'jumping the border' from the U.S. into British Columbia, and thereafter travelling to the Toronto area where they filed refugee protection claims at the Etobicoke office of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada, the judge wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nomination process: If you see the nomination as a moment in a chain of democratic moments leading to the election of a member of Parliament, said Michael Morden, the director of research at Samara, I think it's notable that, in an overwhelming majority of cases, there's no real decision being made by local people, according to CTV. Morden said through exit interviews with MPs Samara has found there is broad, quiet understanding in political circles of the deficiencies of the nomination process. New research by the Toronto-based Samara Centre for Democracy shows only 17 per cent of more than 6,600 federal candidates from 2003 to 2015 faced competitive nomination races, while 2,700 candidates were directly appointed by parties. But he said most Canadians have little access to or ability to scrutinize the black box of party nominations, despite the stake they have in how parties run their internal elections. And a lack of competition might signal a worrying disconnect with the Canadian public, the study suggests. Political parties are private organizations, the Samara study says, but they're also public utilities that have a profound effect on Canadian democracy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

president trump: Both politicians and activists of the Democratic media complex scurry to charge racism against President Trump and our nationalist movement, when in reality they themselves employ brutally divisive political strategies buttressed by their own increasingly bigoted thinking, according to Rabble. For example, I appeared on CNN Monday night to discuss the firestorm over the president's caustic tweets last weekend criticizing the four most progressive members of the House of Representatives. That simple advice seems especially relevant regarding the American left in 2019. I deemed the tweets illogical and shrill, and said so on Twitter and on Anderson Cooper's show. I cited the incredibly incendiary accusation of my CNN colleague Wajahat Ali who retweeted an article and its headline Trump is a racist. I also pointed out that the overreaction from Democratic politicians and their media allies revealed a hysterical attempt to castigate the president as prejudiced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emma jackson: We are already close to 1 C of warming, and a recent report from Environment and Climate Change Canada warned this country is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to Vancouver Courier. Right now it is absolutely pivotal, in the lead-up to the pivotal election, that we hear what every single leader's plan is to tackle the climate crisis, Jackson said. Emma Jackson, a field organizer with the group Our Time, said the science is clear that humanity only has 11 years to get a grip on greenhouse-gas emissions before global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver hotel manager says street disorder on Hastings strip turning away tourists Vancouver weather Environment Canada updates 2019 summer forecast Former Musqueam chief Wendy Grant-John to become member of Vancouver Police Board Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Last fall, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report warning that the world was nowhere near being on track to cut emissions enough to hit the Paris climate-accord target to keep global warming to as close to 1.5 C above pre-industrial times as possible. Most of Wednesday's rallies pushing for a leaders' debate on climate change will be outside CBC offices and studios. Climate change has skyrocketed to the top of many lists of issues voters care about the most particularly younger voters and Our Time is trying to mobilize younger voters to be enough of a force that the parties have to listen to them. Jackson said the federal commission organizing leaders' debates this year told Our Time it's up to broadcasters to decide what the topics will be, so rallying outside CBC is trying to hit the climate point home with the country's public broadcaster. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jagmeet singh: Justin Trudeau The prime minister told reporters in Petawawa, Ont., on Monday that Canadians and indeed people around the world know exactly what I think about those particular comments, according to CTV. That is not how we do things in Canada. Here's a look at what they said. Jagmeet Singh The NDP leader, who has been the target of racism in the past, called the tweets a sad & ugly display of racism by a President that shows no interest in, or ability to unite people. I stand with these Congresswomen and everyone who is targeted and being othered by this endless dog whistling by Trump. https //t.co/D95Vvqk Ppo Jagmeet Singh the Jagmeet Singh July 14, 2019 Theresa May Through a spokesperson, the outgoing British prime minister said that she thinks that the language which was used to refer to the women was completely unacceptable. This is a sad & ugly display of racism by a President that shows no interest in, or ability to unite people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

most-honoured dramas: If Game of Thrones successfully defends it best drama series title and claims a fourth trophy, it will join the quartet of most-honoured dramas that includes Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, The West Wing and Mad Men, according to CTV. The Emmy voters' acclaim stands in sharp contrast to fan reaction to the show's last hurrah, which included howls of laughter for a to-go coffee cup inadvertently included in one scene and a finale that detractors called unsatisfying. The bloodthirsty saga's total eclipsed the all-time series record of 27 nods earned by NYPD Blue in 1994. But the show's ratings never faltered for the series based on George R.R. Martin's novels, setting new highs for HBO. A wealth of recognition for the cast and guest stars including the show's only previous winner, Peter Dinklage with three awards, helped Game of Thrones add to its already record haul of nominations, now at 161 total. She's competing in a category that's notable for its diversity, including past winner Viola Davis for How to Get Away with Murder and repeat nominee Sandra Oh for Killing Eve, who has another chance to become the first actress of Asian descent to win the trophy. Series star Emilia Clarke's decision to seek a best actress nomination after a series of supporting actress bids paid off. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

resolution: Tom Malinowski Thomas Tom Malinowski The four Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's tweets House votes to condemn Trump for 'racist comments' How Trump suddenly brought Democrats together on a resolution condemning him MORE D-N.J. and Jamie Raskin Jamin Jamie Ben Raskin How Trump suddenly brought Democrats together on a resolution condemning him Hoyer slams McCarthy's defense of Trump tweets 'Baloney' Democrats erupt over Trump attacks MORE D-Md. which denounces as racist Trump's call for four minority Democrats to go back to their countries of origin.ADVERTISEMENT We have unanimity on the resolution, said Rep, according to Rabble. G.K. Butterfield George G.K. Kenneth Butterfield How Trump suddenly brought Democrats together on a resolution condemning him House votes against striking Pelosi remarks from record GOP demands that Pelosi remarks be removed from record MORE D-N.C. a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. After huddling behind closed doors in the Capitol basement, Democrats of all ideological stripes praised the legislation, sponsored by Reps. Any time the president of the United States stoops to the level that President Trump has, it's unacceptable and it must be condemned not only by those that were directly affected, but by the institution. Rep. Democratic leaders did face a bit of pressure from some liberal members to pursue a more aggressive strategy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spring budget: The IRB expects these impacts will include longer hearings, more postponements and adjournments and more missed deadlines on the part of unrepresented individuals, the notice states, according to CTV. The Ontario Progressive Conservative government announced the funding reduction as part of a series of cost-cutting measures in its spring budget. The Immigration and Refugee Board IRB has issued a notice saying the 30-per-cent cut in funding announced in April to Legal Aid Ontario will affect the board's operations due to an expected rise in the number of refugee claimants who don't have lawyers. The legal-aid cuts included an elimination of funding for refugee- and immigration-law services. Maureen Silcoff, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and former member of the IRB, said upwards of 70 per cent of refugee claimants in Ontario use legal aid to help with their asylum requests. Refugee lawyers have denounced the move, calling it a horrific reduction in services that will hurt an already vulnerable population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jens stoltenberg: In a series of tweets sent on Sunday, Trump launched into an attack on the elected officials, according to CTV. So interesting to see 'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. During a joint media availability with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at CFB Petawawa, Trudeau stopped short of calling Trump's remarks racist. Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Asked his thoughts on Trump's comments and whether or not he thought they were racist, Trudeau said I think Canadians and indeed people around the world know exactly what I think about those particular comments. Then come back and show us how.... it is done, Trump said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: It doesn't concern me because many people agree with me, Trump said Monday at the White House, according to CTV. A lot of people love it, by the way. Content to gamble that a sizable chunk of the electorate embraces his tweets that have been widely denounced as racist, the president made clear that he has no qualms about exploiting racial divisions once again. The episode served notice that Trump is willing to again rely on incendiary rhetoric on issues of race and immigration to preserve his political base in the leadup to the 2020 election. Republican Sen. There was near unanimous condemnation from Democrats for Trump's comments and a rumble of discontent from a subset of Republicans -- but notably not from the party's congressional leaders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-mexico border: It is certain to face legal challenges, according to CTV. According to the plan published in the Federal Register migrants who pass through another country -- in this case, Mexico -- on their way to the U.S. will be ineligible for asylum. The new rule, expected to go into effect Tuesday, would cover countless would-be refugees, many of them fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. The rule also applies to children who have crossed the border alone. But sometimes migrants from Africa Cuba or Haiti and other countries try to come through the U.S.-Mexico border, as well. The vast majority of people affected by the rule are from Central America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american citizens: Trump did not refer to specific representatives in his latest tirade, but the targets were widely taken by U.S. media outlets to be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts all of whom are American citizens, according to National Observer. So interesting to see Progressive Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world if they even have a functioning government at all now loudly...... Donald J. Trump real Donald Trump July 14, 2019 I think Canadians and indeed people around the world know exactly what I think about those particular comments. But Trudeau missed an opportunity to directly label the Twitter outburst by Trump as racist, as his NDP counterpart did, after Trump falsely tweeted on Sunday progressive' Democrat Congresswomen should go back to the supposedly foreign countries they all came from. That is not how we do things in Canada. The diversity of our country is actually one of our greatest strengths, and a source of tremendous resilience and pride for Canadians, and we will continue to defend that. A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian, Trudeau said at a press conference in Petawawa, Ont., alongside NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

intelligence bulletin: Now, we're also adding a weekly round-up to bring you a condensed version of the week in disinformation-related news, according to National Observer. This edition includes a fake intelligence bulletin planted by Russia, a network of inauthentic accounts removed from Twitter for mass-tweeting about a controversial smart city project, an anti-social media summit at the White House and a Twitter outage that sparked hours of conspiracy theories. Through the Election Integrity Reporting Project, we're publishing exclusive investigations, in-depth analyses, fact-checks and breaking news, spanning topics from climate change to hate groups to fake social media accounts and beyond. Russia planted conspiracy theory about slain Democratic staffer Seth Rich In the summer of 2016, a soon-to-be viral conspiracy theory started circulating on forums like Reddit and 4chan, claiming that the murder of Democratic National Committee DNC staffer Seth Rich was not the result of a botched robbery, after all, but was actually carried out by a contract killer working for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Now, nearly three years after the conspiracy theory emerged, we may finally know where it came from. The baseless conspiracy theory eventually made its way from the fringes of the internet all the way into the White House, marking the beginning of what would become a defining feature of the Trump presidency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

english crown: Despite it being an annual tradition on Poldark for a person of rank to corner a reluctant Ross by the syllabub and force a position of power on him, that was a turn up for the books, according to Rabble. Unless you've read the books, in which case it wasn't. See related Poldark series 4 recap what happened last time A definitive ranking of the top 30 baked goods in Poldark episodes Poldark series 4 episode 8 review Poldark series 5 BBC release date, trailer, plot, cast and moreA spy for the English crown! Fancy that. Those who've read other books may recognise the name Edward Despard, a genuine chap of history whose exploits explain why Dwight was so keen for his pal to steer clear. You may as well put Despard in a Demelza wig and dip him in honey. Tell Ross Poldark that someone's too dangerous Oh, Dwight. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

television station: Demonstrators returned Sunday to the privately run Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, KOMO-TV reported, according to CTV. The demonstrators were protesting the facility and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundups that were supposed to begin Sunday. Willem Van Spronsen, 69, was found dead Saturday after four police officers arrived and opened fire. There were about 100 people gathered outside the centre, the television station reported. The detention centre has also held immigration-seeking parents separated from their children under President Donald Trump's zero tolerance policy, an effort meant to deter illegal immigration. The facility holds migrants pending deportation proceedings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.