Don Staniford Dept: But supporters see him as a tireless critic and Staniford is promising to take his battle against the industry to Europe, where he'll serve as the global campaign co-ordinator for another environmental group, according to CTV. "Norway controls much of the global industry and I'm going to slay the dragon in its own lair." Since 2005, British-born activist Don Staniford has been a divisive force in British Columbia's ongoing salmon-farming debate. He has been accused by the industry of going beyond rational dialogue and distorting facts and has twice been sued by B.C. companies for defamation. "I've gone straight to work for the Green Warriors of Norway and straight to the belly of the beast here in Norway," said Staniford, in a phone interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Greedy Thieves Dept: He's not sad now. He's angry, mighty angry. On the new song, "Death to My Hometown," he wants to "send the robber barons straight to hell, the greedy thieves who came around and ate the flesh of everything they found, whose crimes have gone unpunished now, who walk the streets as free men now.", according to CTV. The working man who "always loved the feel of sweat on my shirt" now wakes up each morning feeling imprisoned in a system stacked against him. In "Jack of All Trades," another versatile worker recites the jobs he can do, ending with a blunt and horrific description of how he'd like to treat those he's worked for and nearly three decades ago, Bruce Springsteen wrote with sadness about a man showing his young son a hometown ravaged by outside economic forces, a town the family was about to leave. With economic injustice, Springsteen's powerful new disc has a subject he can sink his teeth into, and he matches it with music that has some of the same clenched fury. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Amnesty International Canada Dept: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews outlines instructions for sharing information in such cases in a four-page directive to Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Dick Fadden, according to The Star. The directive is squarely at odds with Canada s international commitments against torture which have no loopholes, said Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada and oTTAWA The federal government has given Canada s spy service the go-ahead to provide information to foreign agencies even when there is a substantial risk it will lead to torture, a newly released document shows. A copy of the July 2011 document secret until now was released to The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Michael Ignatieff Dept: Augustine, 74, has held the post since it was created in 2007 to advocate for foreign-trained professionals in Ontario, according to The Star. The one-time Etobicoke Lakeshore MP, who vacated her seat in November 2005 for then star Liberal candidate Michael Ignatieff, made history 19 years ago by becoming the first black woman elected to the House of Commons and premier Dalton McGuinty has quietly reappointed former Liberal MP Jean Augustine to a two-year term as Ontario s fairness commissioner . McGuinty and Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci personally signed the order-in-council authorizing her extension at a cabinet meeting on Jan. 25. It takes effect March 21. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

House Of Commons Dept: I have seen, firsthand, cases where legitimate visitors want to come to Canada but were rejected for no reason, the New Democrat MP Vancouver-Kingsway and immigration critic told a Brampton news conference Sunday, according to The Star. This week, Davies will table two private member s bills in the House of Commons that require the government to provide a detailed explanation when applicants are denied a visitor s visa and allow an appeal to the decision if the applicant feels it s erroneous and like his fellow MPs, Don Davies is contacted by constituents on a regular basis complaining that their family and relatives abroad can t attend their weddings or funerals because Ottawa refuses their visitor s visa applications. This is unacceptable and the system needs more transparency to fix the problem of random denials and rejections, Davies said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pop Culture Dept: "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," but these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture is just what we need. With that in mind, here is what's on the radar screen in TV, music and film for the coming week, according to Winnipeg Free Press. BIG RELEASE: John Carter March 9 John Carter MOVIES (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ANAK Dept: Fuelled by the extraordinary success of the provincial nominee immigration program, Manitoba's Filipino community has exploded to nearly 60,000 people, a 50 per cent increase in the last five years alone, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Philippines edition TREVOR HAGAN / ANAK program members enjoy the recent Festival du Voyageur. ANAK is a non-profit mentorship program for young Filipino immigrants. Although data from the 2011 census will not be available until early next year, the most recent provincial statistics show an additional 19,108 immigrants from the Philippines arrived in Manitoba over the past five years. That's a 50 per cent increase to the province's existing Filipino community, which was pegged at just over 38,000 by the 2006 census. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Staniford Dept: VANCOUVER - Only days after he was removed from Canada for overstaying a visitor's permit, a controversial salmon-farming critic says he has settled in Norway to "slay the dragon in its own lair.", according to Winnipeg Free Press. But supporters see him as a tireless critic and Staniford is promising to take his battle against the industry to Europe, where he'll serve as the global campaign co-ordinator for another environmental group and don Staniford, of The Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture, poses for a photograph in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Since 2005, British-born activist Don Staniford has been a divisive force in British Columbia's ongoing salmon-farming debate. He has been accused by the industry of going beyond rational dialogue and distorting facts and has twice been sued by B.C. companies for defamation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

PHIL HOSSACK Dept: Philippines edition, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Africa Edition Ron Cantiveros and his father, Rod, in front of a billboard that features Ron as a voyageur. PHIL HOSSACK / Related Items Articles Winnipeg is home, closely knit home for nearly 60,000-strong Filipino community Immigration from the Philippines has transformed Manitoba, with the province's Filipino community reaching 60,000 due to an immigration boom over last five years (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Lito Taruc Dept: By the 1990s, Winnipeg's then-50,000-strong community had outgrown its cultural centre at the corner of Juno Street and McDermot Avenue. In 1989, the city set aside 1.17 hectares of land for a new cultural centre on Keewatin Street, according to Winnipeg Free Press. In 2004, a $150-a-plate gala grand opening was held in the new 1,300-square-metre centre and the Philippine-Canadian Centre's Lito Taruc: "It's hard to approach the community asking for money again." WAYNE GLOWACKI / Debt steadily being reduced In 2001, the project received $900,000 in infrastructure funding. The community decided to build the $2.3-million centre with commercial rental space and took out a $1.2-million mortgage. Another $200,000 came from donors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.