The Canadian Press: A former premier called the coverage pitiful. And a current cabinet minister took to Twitter to condemn it Tuesday, according to CTV. In an interview with The Canadian Press, ex-premier Bernard Landry said he can't accept some of the complaints directed at the Quebecois and QUEBEC -- The media of English Canada are to blame for pathetic, unfair coverage of the Parti Quebecois' controversial minorities plan, according to prominent Pequistes. The complaints about the Anglo fourth estate came amid a furor over an impending plan by the PQ government to restrict public employees' right to wear religious clothing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sussman Sales: Anne Whebby, owner of Tattletales bookstore , said she believes the awarding of the tender violates the federal Copyright Act, according to The Chronicle Herald. Sussman Sales of New York was one of two successful bidders for the tender, which will supply hundreds of titles to the Education Department for use in the provinces classrooms and A Dartmouth bookstore has filed a complaint with the provincial procurement office after part of a tender to supply books to Nova Scotia schools was awarded to a U.S. company. They re trying to save money, but they have to understand they are paying with taxpayers dollars, and theres not a lot of Canadians that really want to give our money away to the States at the expense of employment, at the expense of business in Nova Scotia, Whebby said Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

BLACKTOWN, Australia: BLACKTOWN, Australia - Australian Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare crouches uncomfortably in a suit on the canvas of a youth boxing ring in Sydney's hardscrabble Western Suburbs, shaping up for the election fight of his life, according to Reuters. "People are drowning to get here. It opens up old scars. People say 'please stop more people drowning'," says the campaigning Clare, whose wife is from a Vietnamese family who risked their lives to reach Australia following the 1975 fall of Saigon and By Rob Taylor Clare, in charge of a border circling 12 million square kilometers of ocean, has the unenviable job of stopping thousands of asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia, an issue threatening to bring down Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Labor government at elections just two weeks away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Democratic Institutions Bernard Drainviile: The PQ, meeting near the bucolic Chaleur Bay seaside Wednesday, appeared buoyed by some tentative support on the issue from the opposition CAQ, a new poll suggesting that Quebecers support the initiative and even an apparent weakening of opposition from the Liberals, according to CTV. The fact that people are actually measuring or assessing their feelings, what their position will be on the various questions that we will be confronted with, I think is a very good thing, said Minister for Democratic Institutions Bernard Drainviile and The Parti Quebecois proposed secularism charter appears to be shifting from contentious to consensus, as PQ MNAs spent Wednesday basking in an emerging acceptance of the bill that would govern the wearing of religious symbols The minister responsible for the bill, which is expected to be introduced in the legislature next month, said that he welcomes debate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Merrill Lynch: WASHINGTON - Brokerage firm Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a class-action race discrimination lawsuit brought by a longtime U.S. employee, an attorney for the plaintiffs confirmed on Wednesday. , according to Reuters. Since the lawsuit was filed in 2005, Merrill Lynch was acquired by Bank of America Corp BAC.N: Quote , where it is now the bank's wealth management unit. By Amanda Becker More than 1,200 current and former Merrill Lynch employees could be eligible to take part in the settlement, one of the largest sums obtained from an employer in a race bias lawsuit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

British Medical Association: The study also showed, however, that surprisingly little is known for certain about whos at the greatest risk of suffering severe illness and death from the flu, according to The Star. The global study sponsored by the World Health Organization and published online in the BMJ, the journal of the British Medical Association, reviewed 239 observational studies spanning nearly a century, starting in 1918. They looked for risk factors for complications such as pneumonia, need for a ventilator, admission to hospital and death and A McMaster University study has found that new mothers and obese people two groups not usually included in at-risk groups targeted when vaccines are in short supply had a higher risk of death and other serious outcomes from influenza. Theres more work needed to make sure we actually prioritize the right group of patients, said Dr. Dominik Mertz, lead author of the study and assistant professor of medicine of McMasters Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. We would have expected much more to be available, given the huge implications on health policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: They suggests that population growth and employment gains will keep the condo market healthy enough to absorb the supply of new units, according to CBC. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said his department watches the condo and housing market and has acted to cool it over the past 18 months and Canadas condo market is not headed for a bust, although sales are expected to drop for 2013, according to a new report from mortgage insurer Genworth Canada and the Conference Board of Canada. Economists and real estate experts have expressed concern about major centres such as Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto where condo construction continues at a rapid pace, despite falling sales. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Parti Quebecois: QUEBEC - The media of English Canada are to blame for pathetic, unfair coverage of the Parti Quebecois' controversial minorities plan, according to prominent Pequistes. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The complaints about the Anglo fourth estate came amid a furor over an impending plan by the PQ government to restrict public employees' right to wear religious clothing. Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry speaks in Quebec City, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Landry is very angry with the unfair treatment he believes his party is getting from English-Canadian media these days.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot A former premier called the coverage pitiful. And a current cabinet minister took to Twitter to condemn it Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian government: "Your Canadian government has all of the facilities that the American government has, no more, no less," he says, in light of recent leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden, according to CTV. Ten months ago McAfee, 67, was a fugitive from the Belize government, wanted for questioning in the mysterious death of his neighbour Gregory Viant Faull, 52 and MONTREAL -- American software mogul John McAfee appears relaxed at a downtown restaurant as he digs into a bowl of poutine, but says even the safe haven of Canada isn't immune from government spying. "If you think that the Canadian government is somehow morally or ethically or in any other way superior, you're wrong." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ruth Bonneville: Visit www.changeforthebetter.org and click the "Donate Now" button under the photo of your favourite CEO, community leader or media personality, according to Winnipeg Free Press. It was a sultry late-summer evening when I spotted her standing across the crowded ballroom. Ruth Bonneville / From left, Stefano Grande, Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce general manager Gloria Spence, Jenny Gerbasi, Healthy Child Manitoba CEO Jan Sanderson and Duraco Windows CEO Matthew Guberman are taking part in the CEO Sleepout. How to donateOr make a cheque or money order out to "Downtown Winnipeg BIZ -- Change for the Better", Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, 426 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, Man., Canada, R3C 0C9. Or drop off a donation in one of the roughly 40 Change for the Better collection boxes located in downtown businesses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.