Justin Trudeau: The Liberal leader castigated the idea and said the Parti Qu b cois government would damage Quebec's reputation if it proceeded with such a policy, according to CBC. Other party leaders, meanwhile, avoided comment and Justin Trudeau became the first prominent federal politician to oppose Quebec's controversial plan to ban religious headwear for public employees. Trudeau, who happened to be in Quebec City on Wednesday, added the topic to the agenda of a previously scheduled meeting with Premier Pauline Marois. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pauline Marois: Once again, the Parti Qu b cois government of Pauline Marois is celebrating the season by sort-of-announcing a deliberately frightening policy initiative. This year, the buzz is that the governments future Charter of Quebec values will come to the legislature in mid-September with sharp restrictions on individuals ostentatiously wearing religious symbols in publicly-funded settings. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Sikh doctor #039;hurt #039; by Quebec #039;s proposal to ban religious symbols in public workplaces Well, its back-to-school time in Quebec for schools, universities and for the National Assembly. Pearl Eliadis Will a colourful Herms scarf disrupt classrooms? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Justin Trudeau: Justin Trudeau became the first prominent federal politician to oppose Quebec's controversial plan to ban religious headwear for public employees. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Trudeau, who happened to be in Quebec City on Wednesday, added the topic to the agenda of a previously scheduled meeting with Premier Pauline Marois. Dr. Sanjeet Singh Saluja, an emergency room physician at the McGill University Health Centre poses for a photograph in Montreal, Wednesday, August 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes The Liberal leader castigated the idea and said the Parti Quebecois government would damage Quebec's reputation if it proceeded with such a policy. Related Items Articles PQ plan threatens rights (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian parents: The first report, commissioned by CIBC, comes from an online poll of Canadian parents with kids under 25. It found that 36 per cent of these parents said they would be delaying their retirement due to their children's post-secondary education costs. That includes 19 per cent who said they d have to delay retirement for at least five years, according to CTV. Christina Kramer, an executive vice-president at CIBC, says the expenses of children's post-secondary education often hit parents when they are in their 40s and 50s a time when they are also typically looking to build up their retirement savings and Just how much does it cost to raise a child in todays world? Two reports released Thursday offer greatly different estimates -- with one finding many parents are delaying retirement to help pay for their childrens higher education; and another suggesting that childrearing doesnt have to be costly at all. As well, one-third of respondents said they had taken on additional debt to help put their children through school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

international students: The job action by the striking foreign affairs officers, now in its fourth month, will likely drag on for weeks, if not months, as the stalling of visa processing overseas for international students, tourists and immigrants continues, according to The Star. In July, the union made a binding arbitration offer to the federal government, which later countered with a set of preconditions that the striking officers rejected and It remains unknown how soon Canadas visa posts abroad will be back in normal operations as a labour tribunal reserves its decision on a bad-faith bargaining complaint against Ottawa. On Wednesday, the Public Service Labour Relations Board held a three-hour hearing in Ottawa into the complaint by the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers PAFSO that the Treasury Board had bargained in bad faith. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canada Border Services Agency: Mr. Lai, who first arrived in Canada in 1996, was deemed inadmissible by the Immigration and Refugee Board last week. The ruling and deportation order were not publicly revealed until Tuesday. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Toronto police officer charged in Sammy Yatim shooting to turn himself in Tuesday The Canada Border Services Agency will not say if Lai Tong Sang, the alleged leader of a Macau criminal organization linked to assaults and killings during a 1990s turf war, is still in this country. Final Canadian arrested in international fraud scheme (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

religious symbols: Quebec's separatist government is reported to be preparing to introduce legislation that would severely restrict religious symbols and clothing in an effort to create a so-called secularist society, free of the trappings of spiritual identity. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Quebecers started shedding their special relationship with the Catholic Church in the 1960s during the Quiet Revolution, and the Parti Quebecois obviously thinks it's time for other groups -- Jews and Muslims in particular -- to get over their spiritual and cultural accoutrements. DALE CUMMINGS / Related Items Articles Quebec stands to lose doctors: MD Trudeau takes a swing at Quebec religion plan; other politicians stay on sidelines Some pundits say it's only a trial balloon, but it should be shot down before it disgraces the floor of the Quebec National Assembly, tainting not just Quebec's reputation, but Canada's, too. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

medium-sized businesses: The group representing small and medium-sized businesses says there were 289,800 unfilled jobs in the private sector during the April-July period, a drop of about 5,000 from the previous quarter, according to CTV. CFIB chief economist Ted Mallet says the problem appears more acute for small businesses, which have a vacancy rate more than twice that of larger firms and OTTAWA -- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the number of job vacancies dropped slightly during the second quarter, an indication of a weaker labour market. The estimate is higher than the 225,000 job vacancies reported by Statistics Canada in May, although the two surveys were in agreement that vacancies are dropping. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Amazing Flaherty Ted Cruz: U.S. senators birth certificate reveals he was born in Canada Video, according to Globe and Mail. The Amazing Flaherty Ted Cruz, the Calgary-born Texas senator, insists he has nothing against Canada. Thats about as astonishing as the flame-throwing Republicans claim that he only recently discovered that he is as Canadian as butter tarts. How could a Harvard Law School graduate, considered one of the best lawyers of his generation, be so clueless about his own citizenship status? More Related to this Story Video: Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz has a little problem he #039;s Canadian for The Editorial cartoon (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

religious symbols: The provincial government is preparing to introduce long-awaited legislation that would restrict religious symbols in numerous places, according to CBC. It appears the PQ hopes to cash in at the ballot box, by championing a position on secularism that some polls have suggested has considerable support in the province. Soccer turban fight a preview Quebec has launched its next debate on minority accommodation and this one could make the erstwhile soccer-turban ban look like a leisurely stroll on the pitch. The Journal de Montr al newspaper has published leaked details of the Parti Qu becois government's "Charter of Quebec values," reporting that the proposed policy will prohibit public employees from donning Sikh, Jewish and Muslim headwear in the workplace. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.