Alberta Federation of Labour: According to provincial figures from April 2012 to march of this year, only 218 complaints were investigated despite there being over 68-thousand temporary foreign workers at the time, according to 660 News. They are unaware of Canadian rules; these are things that we learn as Canadians over time, but they are less likely to be aware of all the rules. Because the government is no longer doing proactive inspections, its on the worker to actually contact these organizations and complain, she says and The Alberta Federation of Labour wants the province to ramp up inspections in workplaces where temporary foreign workers are employed. Alberta Federation of Labour Secretary Treasurer Siobhan Vipond tells 660News these workers are less likely to know their rights and could be short-changed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: The cabinet unveiled by Mr. Harper on Monday included eight new faces, four women and four men. Some had emerged of late as trusted media spokespeople for the Conservative caucus, including Michelle Rempel, Chris Alexander and Kellie Leitch. All were promoted. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Tories facing heat for compiling enemies lists for new ministers It was more refresh than reset as Prime Minister Stephen Harper elevated some of his partys telegenic stars to cabinet only to see one in particular quickly emerge as a controversial pick. Cabinet A full list of the new and old faces in Stephen Harpers cabinet (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mandela: The date was June 19, 1990 and the location was Central Technical High School in downtown Toronto. Mandela had been released from prison just four months previously, and he was on his first tour to North America. He expressed a strong desire to speak to young Canadians, and our committee arranged to have secondary school student representatives from across Toronto attend his address at Central Technical School. About 1,500 students attended, according to The Star. That same genuine love for children came through in Mandelas subsequent visits to Canada. In September 1998, President Mandela addressed a gathering of 45,000 students at an event in Torontos SkyDome, now Rogers Centre. It was billed as Mandela and the Children, and was subsequently referred to as the worlds largest classroom lesson, with Nelson Mandela as teacher and Like so many people meeting Nelson Mandela for the first time, I was awestruck. It was Mandelas first of three visits to Canada. I was part of a small welcoming committee to greet Mandela, his wife at the time, Winnie Mandela, and an entourage of South African officials. Prior to his address, two children from an elementary school presented him with a gift. I remember vividly his warm, tender, beaming smile as he hugged them. During his 27 years in prison, he had no physical interaction with children. Mandela hugged those two Canadian children, one white, one black, as if to make up for his years of isolation from children. It was an unforgettable moment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Foreign Service: Alexander, a member of the Canadian Foreign Service for 18 years, served as Canadas first resident Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. He also served as deputy special representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2009. He was appointed parliamentary secretary to then minister of defence, Peter Mackay in May, 2011. He has recently published a book A Long Way Back: Afghanistans Quest for Peace, according to The Star. Kenney, who some say has leadership ambitions , has been moved to the newly named portfolio of employment and social development, which takes the place of human resources and skills development. One of his many tasks will be the handling of the controversial foreign temporary workers program along with the new minister of immigration and The appointment of GTA area MP Chris Alexander from Ajax-Pickering to Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is being lauded by many who believe that it is time the Conservatives step back and assess the sweeping changes made to the immigration and refugee system. He replaces Jason Kenney , the Alberta MP who has been central to the Progressive Conservatives wooing of the ethnic vote across the GTA and Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

National Security Agency: U.S. rights activists, church leaders and drug and gun rights advocates found common ground and filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the federal government to halt a vast National Security Agency electronic surveillance program, according to The Chronicle Herald. Filed in federal court in San Francisco, it challenges what the plaintiffs describe as an illegal and unconstitutional program of dragnet electronic surveillance and The lawsuit was filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which represents the unusually broad coalition of plaintiffs, and seeks an injunction against the NSA, Justice Department, FBI and directors of the agencies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Christian Paradis: The prime minister effectively thumbed his nose at the scandal-plagued upper house, pointedly refusing to include the government's Senate leader in his cabinet line-up, according to CTV. Other losers in Monday's shuffle included Julian Fantino, Christian Paradis and Denis Lebel, who were demoted, and Peter Kent, Gordon O'Connor and Steven Fletcher, who were unceremoniously dumped from cabinet altogether and OTTAWA -- Among the ministers demoted or fired in Stephen Harper's cabinet overhaul, add the Senate to the list of big losers. Save for a few months in 1926, it's the only time in Canadian history that there's been no Senate representative in cabinet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ben Bernanke: Those figures came in a little higher than expected, but U.S. consumer prices are still considered stable, according to CBC. The Federal Reserves inflation target is two per cent annually and it would like employment to fall from its current rate of 7.6 per cent before it allows interest rates to rise. Ben Bernanke to report to Congress The U.S. consumer price index rose 0.5 per cent in June from May, with most of the increase coming from a 6.3 per cent jump in gas prices. Inflation in consumer prices in the last year stands at 1.8 per cent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Tuesday. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core prices rose just 0.2 per cent on the month and 1.6 per cent over the past year. Retailers have hesitated to raise prices with U.S. unemployment still high and wage growth stalled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Anders Behring Breivik: PARIS - A Norwegian black metal musician and alleged sympathizer of mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was arrested Tuesday on what French authorities say was suspicion he could be planning "a large terrorist act." , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Vikernes' French wife, Marie Cachet, was also arrested, the prosecutor's office said. She had recently acquired four rifles, the interior ministry said. Investigators are looking into how the firearms were acquired and what they were for, it added. FILE - A 1994 photo from files showing Varg Vikernes who has been arrested in France. French police arrested Vikernes, a Norwegian sympathizer of mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, on suspicion of planning "a large terrorist act." In a statement, the French Interior Ministry said the suspect was arrested at his house in rural central France on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Vikernes' French wife, Marie Cachet, was also arrested, the prosecutor's office said. AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Johnny Syversen NORWAY OUT The Paris prosecutor's office identified the suspect as Varg Vikernes, a neo-Nazi who earned notoriety in the 1990s after he was convicted for manslaughter in the stabbing death of a fellow band member and for arson attacks on three churches. In a statement, the Interior Ministry said he was arrested at his house in rural central France. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Christy Clark: Yesterday, the B.C. NDP released an e-mail alleging it shows former Liberal communications director Brian Bonney suggesting a financial inducement be offered to the unidentified government staffer in an attempt to keep her from going public with her concerns, according to CBC. Today, Clark admitted the offer crossed the line, but says Bonney is no longer with her government and the inducement was never actually handed out. Read more about the Liberals' "ethnic outreach" scandal B.C. Premier Christy Clark says a Liberal staffer was never paid to keep quiet about the "ethnic outreach" scandal, and the issue was dealt with when deputy minister John Dyble conducted a review before the May provincial election. Former government communications director Brian Bonney stepped down in February. Twitter News has learned the staffer is a North Vancouver woman named Sepideh Sarrafpour, who was hired on contract with the B.C. government caucus to do multicultural outreach work. She left government in September 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen Harper: The shakeup of the Prime Ministers cabinet table Mr. Harper called it a generational change is an effort to rebrand the Conservative government as it struggles with sagging poll numbers and a damaging Senate expenses scandal during its eighth year in power. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Lawrence Martin Harpers cabinet shuffle is a good facelift, but whats behind it and Stephen Harper is girding for the next election with a huge cabinet shuffle that enlists and promotes younger ministers to fashion a team he can take into an expected 2015 campaign. Cabinet A full list of the new and old faces in Stephen Harpers cabinet (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.