Justin Trudeau: Sources have told News the marijuana confession was an intentional move on Trudeau's part, according to CBC. "Brutally honest," Capstick said about what Trudeau revealed in an interview with the Huffington Post's Althia Raj. "But, of course, at the same time that it is brutally honest, it was most certainly a tactical manoeuvre and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's revelation this week that he has smoked pot since being elected to the House of Commons caught some people off guard, but the surprising admission wasn't a spontaneous slip of the tongue, it was deliberate. The admission itself was a surprise to Ian Capstick, a communications and political strategy specialist, but he believes it was done on purpose. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Justin Trudeaus: Trudeaus confession that he smoked a joint after becoming an MP has put the pot-smoking predilections of politicians if any under the microscope, according to The Chronicle Herald. Indonesias foreign minister must have wondered what everyone else was smoking when his Canadian counterpart got the cannabis question Friday and OTTAWA Liberal Leader Justin Trudeaus marijuana mea culpa has sparked some serious reefer madness on Parliament Hill. It now seems every parliamentarian is being asked if they ve ever fired up a fattie. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau: Trudeau's confession that he smoked a joint after becoming an MP has put the pot-smoking predilections of politicians if any under the microscope, according to Times Colonist. Indonesia's foreign minister must have wondered what everyone else was smoking when his Canadian counterpart got the cannabis question Friday and OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's marijuana mea culpa has sparked some serious reefer madness on Parliament Hill. It now seems every parliamentarian is being asked if they've ever fired up a fattie. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chemical warfare: Distressing new images of child victims in Syria give fresh urgency to mounting suspicions that chemical weapons are being used in the countrys bloody civil war . But for experts of chemical warfare, the children also add something else to the allegations: credibility, according to The Star. For Trapp, the photos and videos released Wednesday leave no doubt in my mind that there was a chemical weapon that was used. Even still, these images and videos alone are not enough, he said actually proving a chemical attack will be a much more challenging task, one that will only get more difficult with each passing day and A toddler twitches on the table, drool sliding down his cheek. A young girl sprawls on the tiled floor, gasping for air. A baby in diapers is frozen in death. If you want to try and falsify information, to create a charade, you cannot really do that with children, said Dr. Ralf Trapp, a former scientist with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW . They will not play symptoms for you. They will have the symptoms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

the Guardian: In a brief story posted on its website, the Guardian said it "struck a partnership" with the Times after the British government threatened the Guardian with legal action unless it either surrendered or destroyed files it received from Snowden about Government Communications Headquarters - Britain's equivalent of NSA, according to Reuters. Representatives of the Times did not immediately respond to requests for comment from and WASHINGTON - The Guardian has agreed with the New York Times to give the U.S. newspaper access to some classified documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the British newspaper said on Friday. "In a climate of intense pressure from the UK government, the Guardian decided to bring in a US partner to work on the GCHQ documents provided by Edward Snowden. We are working in partnership with the NYT and others to continue reporting these stories," the Guardian said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kellie Leitch: Maltais wrote a letter to her federal counterpart, Kellie Leitch, calling the speakers "radical Islamists" who don't respect equality between men and women, according to CBC. The event is set to take place at Montreal's Palais des congrs Sept. 7-8 and Muslim organizations in Quebec are criticizing Agns Maltais, the provincial minister responsible for the Status of Women, for asking the Canadian government to bar some invited guests from entering the country as speakers at a Muslim youth conference. On its website, the conference organizers a group calling itself Collectif 1nd pendance says that it will invite international speakers to "share knowledge on religious affairs with young Quebec Muslims." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government offices: It had remained silent the first two days after a newspaper reported that public employees in schools, hospitals and other government offices will be barred from wearing religious clothing. 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 The Parti Quebecois government has confirmed that it intends to move forward with a controversial plan on minority accommodation. Globe editorial Trudeau stands up for Quebec minorities. Now where are the other federal leaders? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Supreme Court: A group called Tribute to Liberty will receive up to $1.5 million from the federal government to build a memorial on the lawn between the Library and Archives building and the Supreme Court, according to Times Colonist. It's expected the memorial will be finished late next year and OTTAWA - A monument commemorating victims of communism will be erected near Parliament Hill. Conservative cabinet ministers Jason Kenney and Chris Alexander made the announcement Friday at the site of the planned memorial. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Halifax: Decades later, Foster is blazing a trail of her own in Halifax, working as a journeyman subcon-tractor on everything from interior systems to steel framing to drywalling, according to The Chronicle Herald. Still, Foster, who moved to Halifax from London, Ont., several years ago, has had some challenging days as she charts a path through the construction sector and More than 40 years ago, Melanie Fosters mother became one of the first Canadian women to work in a nickel mine, in Thompson, Man. Fosters experience working in a traditionally male-dominated industry has been much different from what her mother encountered, when men opposed to her mere presence in the mine vocally and openly expressed sexist views. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

child refugees: GENEVA - It's shaping up to be a lost generation: The number of child refugees fleeing Syria's violence has now topped the 1 million mark. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Can you imagine Wales without children? Can you imagine Boston and Los Angeles without children?" Guterres told reporters in Geneva. AP10ThingsToSee - FILE - Syrian refugees cross into Iraq at the Peshkhabour border point in Dahuk, 260 miles 430 kilometers northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. Around 30,000 Syrians, the vast majority of them Kurds, have fled the region over a five-day stretch and crossed the border to the self-ruled Kurdish region of northern Iraq. AP Photo/Hadi Mizban The grim milestone announced Friday by U.N. officials means as many Syrian children have been uprooted from their homes or families as the number of children who live in Wales, or in Boston and Los Angeles combined, said Antonio Guterres, the head of the Office for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.