visa applications: These are the details the federal government wants from people applying for a visa to visit. Canada has the most complicated visa applications in the world, and it annoys half the planet. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. What Canadian travellers need to know about the new ePassports Have you ever seen civilians being mistreated? Ever worked as a hospital administrator? What does your sister do for a living? Amid visa delays, Bogota embassy advises would-be visitors to Canada to stay home (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Language Commissioner Graham Fraser: Language Commissioner Graham Fraser on optimism and pessimism Kid Bruce McCulloch on traditional fatherhood The DRAWN OFF TOPIC, according to Globe and Mail. Barbara Budd on the best place to be a woman Bob O Billovich served in the Canadian Football League from 1963 to 2012 as a player, coach, general manager, scout and administrator. Now retired, he had tenures in Ottawa, Toronto, British Columbia and Hamilton, winning the Grey Cup with the Argonauts in 1982. He was CFL Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1987. Language Commissioner Graham Fraser on optimism and pessimism The DRAWN OFF TOPIC Kid Bruce McCulloch on traditional fatherhood Drawn Off Topic: Barbara Budd on the best place to be a woman The DRAWN OFF TOPIC (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontario Superior Court: All maintain they oppose the oath on religious or conscientious grounds, saying pledging allegiance to Canada should be sufficient, according to Times Colonist. The oath requirement "effectively bars" the applicants from enjoying citizenship rights such as voting or obtaining a Canadian passport given their constitutionally protected beliefs, their application to Ontario Superior Court states and TORONTO - Forcing would-be Canadians to pledge allegiance to the Queen before they can become citizens is discriminatory and a violation of their constitutional rights, three permanent residents are set to argue in court on Friday. The Citizenship Act requires applicants for citizenship to swear or affirm they will be "faithful and bear true allegiance to Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, her heirs and successors." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

House of Representatives: And yet a sweeping, bipartisan Senate immigration bill is on the brink of death this week in the more conservative House of Representatives, eight months after Obama handily won the second term many of those same Republicans had vowed to deny him. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I'm much more concerned about doing it right than I am about meeting some deadlines." WASHINGTON - After U.S. President Barack Obama decisively won last year's election his victory fuelled, in particular, by Hispanics Republicans publicly declared the time had come to reach out to Latinos, with some openly stating the party had scant chance of ever winning back the White House unless they did so. "We are not going to do the Senate bill," John Boehner, Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, told a Capitol Hill news conference on Thursday, a day after he privately urged his caucus to embrace immigration reform. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kenneth Haley: Allegations that MacIntosh sexually abused children first surfaced in 1995, but he wasn't brought back to Canada until 2007, a year after Ottawa formally asked India to extradite him, according to CTV. It also singled out the oversight by Cape Breton's chief Crown attorney at the time, Kenneth Haley and HALIFAX -- A review says the workload facing a Crown attorney in Nova Scotia and two passport renewals were among several factors that delayed Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh's extradition to Canada to stand trial on 43 child sex abuse charges. The review said Crown attorney Richard MacKinnon failed to follow up promptly as the case moved along because of his Port Hawkesbury office's heavy workload and the volume of the other cases he was handling in court. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sayfildin Tahir Sharif: Sayfildin Tahir Sharif is accused of conspiracy to kill Americans and of supporting a terror group that took part in a 2009 suicide bombing in his native Iraq, according to CBC. Bob Aloneissi, Sharif's lawyer, says he has received a letter from Justice Minister Rob Nicholson that indicates the federal government intends to hand over Sharif to stand trial in the United States and The federal government plans to extradite a Canadian citizen to the United States to face terrorism charges, says his lawyer. Five U.S. soldiers were killed when a truck filled with explosives was detonated at a military checkpoint. Sayfildin Tahir Sharif has been in custody since January 2011 when he was arrested at his apartment in Edmonton. Supplied (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Valerie Loveys: The Nova Scotia government has changed its labour code to protect the jobs of parents whose children become critically ill or victims of a serious crime, according to The Chronicle Herald. Labour Minister Frank Corbett said the changes were prompted by appeals from Valerie Loveys of New Waterford, whose daughter Stephanie died of cancer in 2008 and The changes provide job protection for parents and guardians who need to take leave from work when faced with a family crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Meshael Alayban: Prosecutors say 42-year-old Meshael Alayban posted bail Thursday after appearing in court to face the felony charge, and was being released from Orange County jail, according to Times Colonist. The district attorney's office says Alayban has surrendered her passport, must wear a GPS tracking device and cannot leave Orange County without permission from the court. She's also barred from any contact with the victim and SANTA ANA, Calif. - A Saudi princess charged with human trafficking has posted $5 million bail a day after her California arrest. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas had asked the judge to set bail at $20 million or deny it entirely, saying it was unlikely any amount would guarantee a Saudi princess would appear in court. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jerome Kerviel: Kerviel filed a civil lawsuit against the bank in Paris on Thursday, a week after an employment tribunal rejected his plea for a new expert inquiry to help overturn his dismissal. , according to Reuters. The rogue-trading scandal, which hit as the global financial crisis began to unfold in early 2008, became a rallying point for critics of the banking system, and far-left groups and the press have painted Kerviel as a victim of big finance. PARIS - Convicted French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel launched a new legal salvo against his former bank, Societe Generale SOGN.PA: Quote , accusing it of fraud and demanding that an independent expert examine how much money was lost in France's biggest-ever trading scandal. Kerviel received a three-year prison sentence for unauthorized trades that caused losses put by SocGen at 4.9 billion euros $6.4 billion , but is not in jail because he is waiting for the result of a final appeal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

David Suzuki: Suzuki took aim at the Harper government in an article published last Monday by the Parisian newspaper L Express , in which he accuses Prime Minister Stephen Harper of doing little to combat global warming, according to Huffington Post. "Oh, I think Canada is full too! Although its the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced," Suzuki said. "Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder southern countries by depriving them of future leaders, and we want to increase our population to support economic growth. Its crazy! Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has slammed environmental icon David Suzuki for espousing "toxic and irresponsible" views about immigration. Reporter Jean-Michel Demetz asked Suzuki what he thought about Australian environmentalists who oppose immigration because they do not believe natural resources can withstand population growth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.