Quebec Premier Pauline Marois: She made the comments in an exclusive interview with the French-language newspaper Le Devoir about the Parti Qu b cois proposed charter of values, according to CBC. The statements were made in defence of the partys recent firm stance on promoting secularism in the province and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois said a policy of multiculturalism in England has led to people beating each other up and setting off bombs because the society has no clear sense of identity. Quebec Liberals call for open secularism New charter of Quebec values may permit opting out Charter of Quebec values will unite province: Marois In the interview, she said women working in daycares who wear hijabs are in a position to influence children to practice religion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jobs: The loonie jumped 0.89 cents to 96.07 cents US as the loonie found some support from Statistics Canada data showing that the economy created 59,000 jobs last month. That exceeded expectations of about 20,000 positions but the growth was mainly for part-time employment, according to 660 News. The loonie also rose as the American dollar backed off after the U.S. Labor Department reported jobs growth of 169,000 last month, narrowly missing expectations of about 175,000 jobs and TORONTO The Canadian dollar spiked almost a full US cent Friday amid mixed jobs data released in Canada and the United States. The unemployment rate fell to 7.1 per cent in August from 7.2 per cent in July. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Saint Mary: The Halifax-based university drew intense fire after a video was posted online showing students repeating the chant that included "Saint Mary's boys, we like them young" and "Y is for your sister U is for underage, N is for no consent." readers, SMU alumni react to frosh week sex chant Saint Mary's frosh sex chant sparks review Is it time for Frosh Week to grow up? Frosh week sexual assault reported at York campus, according to CBC. "It is a Saint Mary's student association event. We co-ordinate with them. They show us the schedule. It is clearly their event," said Proctor. "But that does not take away any responsibility from us from the university's point of view." A disgraceful chant about underage non-consensual sex led by student organizers at Saint Mary's University is raising questions about whether student unions should be in charge of frosh week activities. Student representatives oversee orientation week at Saint Mary's, a common practice across the country, while university administrators serve more in a "consultative" role, said university spokesman Steve Proctor. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Darrell Dexter: Darrell Dexter has been careful not to show his hand on election timing, but the platform's release at a Halifax recreation centre filled with candidates and campaign workers suggests an election could be called as early as Saturday. That would likely mean voters will go to the polls on Oct. 8 in a 31-day campaign, according to CTV. "The last election was about change. The next election will be about the future," Dexter said and HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's NDP premier sent the clearest signal yet that he's about to call an election by releasing a party platform Friday that partly focuses on cutting costs for families by promising to make things like car seats and strollers exempt from the province's harmonized sales tax. The party is basing its campaign on seven broad commitments that Dexter says would not cost the province more than $34.4 million annually. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Barack Obama: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether he might act on his own, a step that could have major implications for the U.S. as well as for the remainder of his presidency. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I did not put this before Congress just as a political ploy or as symbolism," Obama said, adding that it would be a mistake to talk about any backup strategy before lawmakers vote on a use-of-force resolution. A demonstrator holds up a picture of Syria's President Bashar Assad in front of a poster of a defaced image of President Barack Obama that reads in Portuguese "Against imperialist war. Peace for Syria," at a protest against possible U.S. military action against Syria, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. The demonstration outside the U.S. embassy was organized by the National Union of Students. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres Related Items Articles Syrians deserve our intervention The White House laid out an intense week of lobbying, with Obama addressing the nation from the White House Tuesday night. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Julian Assange: Opening this years festival on Thursday was the premiere of Bill Condons dramatization of Assange and WikiLeaks, The Fifth Estate a film with which Assange refused to co-operate. Its the only movie at Toronto that has the distinction of being called a massive propaganda attack by its primary subject, according to 660 News. But the film, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the Australian activist, is far from the character assassination Assange feared, but rather a layered, complicated portrait of him and his whistleblower website as laudatory as it is critical and TORONTO WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, but hes very present at the Toronto International Film Festival. That was the opinion Assange dished out on the film in a video link in January in which he waved a supposed copy of the films script. He has also called it the anti-WikiLeaks movie. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Director of National Intelligence: On Thursday, the Guardian, the New York Times and journalistic nonprofit ProPublica published stories saying the security agency has secretly developed the ability to crack or circumvent commonplace Internet encryption used to protect everything from email to financial transactions. The stories were based on documents made public by Snowden, now a fugitive living under asylum in Russia. , according to Reuters. In a statement on Friday, the Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, which said it was speaking on behalf of all U.S. spy agencies, did not confirm details of the media reports. WASHINGTON - U.S. spy agencies said on Friday that the latest media revelations based on leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will likely damage U.S. and allied intelligence efforts. The reports also said the NSA had worked with Government Communications Headquarters, its British partner, and had used a variety of means, ranging from the insertion of "back doors" in popular tech products and services, to supercomputers, secret court orders and the manipulation of international processes for setting encryption standards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Harper blamed last month's attack on civilians on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as he spoke at the close of the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. , according to Huffington Post. "The evidence clearly points to the Syrian government being responsible for the attack, which is part of a pattern of chemical weapons use by the regime," the statement said. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the world must act in the wake of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria that he blamed on the regime of Bashar al-Assad, or risk setting a precedent "very dangerous for humanity." Canada is one of the signatories of a joint statement on Syria issued by the White House Friday that condemns the alleged attack that "that claimed the lives of so many men, women, and children" and places the blame squarely on the Assad regime. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gross domestic product: Productivity is a measure of real gross domestic product per hour worked, and analysts had expected Canada to achieve just 0.3 per cent growth, according to CBC. U.S. workers achieved an annualized productivity growth of 2.3 per cent in the second quarter, reflecting flat wages and a boost in the number of jobs, according to the U.S. Labor Department. Improved outlook may hasten Fed pullout Labour productivity among Canadian workers in the private sector rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.5 per cent in the second quarter, the biggest gain in six quarters, Statistics Canada said on Friday. On an annual basis, Canadas productivity growth doesn't look as strong up just 0.1 per cent since the same period last year, a result of very poor growth in 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Obama: The White House laid out an intense week of lobbying, with Obama addressing the nation from the White House Tuesday night, according to CTV. The president spoke to reporters at the end of a two-day international summit, where he sought backing for a strike against Syria in retaliation for a deadly chemical weapons attack against civilians. But Obama appeared to leave the summit with no more backing than he had when he arrived and ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in winning support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether he might act on his own, a step that could have major implications for the U.S. as well as for the remainder of his presidency. "I did not put this before Congress just as a political ploy or as symbolism," Obama said, adding that it would be a mistake to talk about any backup strategy before lawmakers vote on a use-of-force resolution. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.