Tom Mulcair: If Justin Trudeau is Canadas shiny object, then Tom Mulcair is Canadas enigma wrapped in a beard, according to The Star. He has imbued a sense of purpose, discipline and confidence in a young caucus which takes it cue from a leader whose own confidence borders on cockiness as he looks forward to the 2015 campaign and Canadas opposition leader must spend his summer unravelling what can only be called the Mulcair mystery. The NDP leader delivered a fairly flawless performance in the House of Commons this past spring, save for a misstep at a stop sign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Toronto Centre: When the next federal election takes place in 2015, Toronto Centre will have new borders determined by a riding redistribution process. It will be part of a new trio of electoral districts, two of which might be more accessible to the NDP, and one to the Conservatives. , according to Huffington Post. Its boundaries include the social housing development of Regent Park, the maze of apartment blocks largely populated by recent immigrants in St. Jamestown, the gay village around Church and Wellesley, the upscale Rosedale neighbourhood, and a bit of the University of Toronto and Bay Street. Toronto Centre, the quintessential downtown riding in the heart of the city left open by MP Bob Rae's sudden resignation, has been owned by the Liberals for two decades, and is likely to stay that way after a byelection, according to pollsters and political strategists. At present, Toronto Centre is one of the most finely sliced class-structured electoral districts in the country, or, as long-time NDP insider Gerald Caplan describes it, "A triple-decker riding with the fancy top, gay middle and the relatively poor south." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Saskatchewan: Manitobans have apparently been leaving for Saskatchewan in record numbers. In recent weeks, conservative pundits and opposition MLAs have pounded on this fact, consistently blaming high taxes for the trend. This explanation lets the NDP government off the hook. Saskatchewan's advantage is as much about better opportunities as it is about lower taxes and it's important to pound on both. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Saskatchewan is financing its growth with other people's money. Annual private investment in Saskatchewan rose to $19.8 billion in 2011 from $7.6 billion in 2003. Manitoba managed a far more modest climb over the same period, to $10 billion from $6.1 billion. Tellingly, public investment remained roughly equal in both provinces throughout that period. Cheeky Saskatchewan Roughriders fans pose a mascot at Manitobas border. Saskatchewan doesn't just tax ordinary workers less. It's also a place where employers will pay you more. In the middle of the last decade, Saskatchewan's average weekly wage began to outpace Manitoba's. As of March 2013, the average Saskatchewan weekly wage was 15 per cent higher. That boost isn't concentrated in one industry, either -- wages are higher in both the goods-producing and service sectors. Note: All data in this article is based on the latest month available from Statistics Canada, seasonally adjusted (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Robin Clouston: "I was sure not only that I wanted to pursue medicine, but I knew that I wanted to deliver babies. And so, I thought that becoming a physician was the best way to do that," recalled Clouston, 26, who hails from St. John's, N.L, according to Huffington Post. Women accounted for 59 per cent of young adults aged 25 to 34 with a university degree, and 62.2 per cent of those with medical degrees nearly twice the proportion of medical-school graduates aged 55 to 64, pointing to a dramatic increase in the future number of female doctors and TORONTO - Robin Clouston cemented her choice for a future career during time spent in Grade 11 biology class. Clouston is far from an outlier, according to the latest figures from the 2011 National Household Survey, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city buildings: Fire stations, community centres, even employment offices are among dozens of city buildings that have battled bed bugs in recent years according to documents obtained by Toronto's Natalie Johnson, according to CTV. In an internal memo from a meeting of custodial supervisors in 2011, the city says there is a big problem at various city building locations with bed bugs and The problem is so bad, in fact, that entire buildings have been sprayed, others have been treated on multiple occasions and a pest-control company even urged the city to throw out furniture, in one case. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dave Kaiser: In Cranbrook, Kaiser has no trouble finding local staff. But in Fernie, home to about 5,000 people and five coal mines, Kaiser said he's so desperate for workers he would "hire virtually anybody who comes in my door, if they've got a pulse.", according to Huffington Post. It's a surprising dilemma for a country that has 1.4 million jobless people out of a total eligible workforce of 18 million, according to figures released Wednesday by Statistics Canada as part of the latest release of data from the National Household Survey, formerly the long-form census and VANCOUVER - Dave Kaiser owns and operates McDonald's restaurants in Cranbrook, B.C., and Fernie, near the Alberta border two towns less than an hour's drive from each other, but with workforce challenges that stand a world apart. "Here we have a ski resort town that sits next to an enormous employer that has a coal mine," Kaiser said. "There are a lot of restaurants ... and there are a lot of hotels, and we're all looking for the same people. There's just not enough people to do those jobs." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ecuador: Ecuador, in a statement from its embassy in Washington, said it would review the request "responsibly." , according to Reuters. "This current situation is not being provoked by Ecuador," the embassy said. WASHINGTON - Ecuador said on Wednesday the United States must "submit its position" regarding Edward Snowden to the Ecuadorean government in writing as it considers the former U.S. spy agency contractor's request for asylum. "The legal basis for each individual case must be rigorously established, in accordance with our national Constitution and the applicable national and international legal framework. This legal process takes human rights obligations into consideration as well," the statement said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

National Household Survey: Nearly two-thirds of the adult population reported having post-secondary qualifications in 2011, according to the latest release of data Wednesday from Statistics Canada's National Household Survey, the replacement for the cancelled long-form census, according to CBC. By gender, 64.8 per cent of working-age women now have a post-secondary education, compared with 63.4 per cent of men. It's the first time females have surpassed males in overall educational attainment. And the gender gap grows by leaps and bounds as the level of education increases. CENSUS TRENDS Education and labour demographics 11 million Canadians have postsecondary qualifications Canada has become a perplexing nation of high education one in which women have dramatically surpassed men in their schooling, but remain congregated in traditional pink ghettos when it comes to the world of work. That's up from 60.7 per cent in 2006, and a stunning turnaround from the four per cent of Canadians who had a university education in 1961. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Raquel Capovilla Lee: The journey between her Hamilton home and Starcom MediaVest Group, where she works as a digital marketing assistant, takes about two hours and three different modes of transportation -- eating into her personal and family time, to say nothing of her energy, according to CTV. The job hunt in her new hometown proved difficult, however, so eight months ago, Capovilla Lee accepted a position roughly 70 kilometres away and TORONTO -- By the time she gets home every weeknight, Raquel Capovilla Lee has spent half as much time travelling to and from her office in downtown Toronto as she has at her desk. Moving to Hamilton, an hour's drive west of Toronto, made financial sense for Capovilla Lee, 28, and her husband. The couple wanted to buy a house, but prices in the big city were beyond their reach at the time, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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