Quebec Premier Pauline Marois: In an exclusive interview with Le Devoir , Marois said multiculturalism in Britain has led to "people beating each other up and setting off bombs," because British society has no clear sense of identity. 'Charter of Quebec Values' will unite province: Marois Que. Liberals call for "open secularism", according to CBC. Opposition politicians including Liberal leader Philippe Couillard slammed Marois for her statement and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois says she didnt intend to offend anyone with comments she made about multiculturalism in England earlier this week. Her comments come as the province grapples with the Parti Qu b cois proposed secular charter, which would see religious symbols like crucifixes and yarmulkes banned for public-sector employees. 'The comments she made were, in no way, meant to be offensive' Parti Qu b cois, on Premier Pauline Marois' comments (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

humanitarian aid: Throughout this prolonged bloodshed and suffering, the Western powers have offered the rebels moral support, humanitarian aid and even limited amounts of weaponry but no direct military intervention, according to The Chronicle Herald. To simplify the conflict into a Hollywood good versus evil plot line, the media portrayed the Syrian rebels as pro-democracy freedom-lovers, while the government of President Bashar al-Assad was painted as evil freedom-haters and It has been 30 months since the armed conflict erupted in Syria. It has resulted in more than 100,000 killed and more than two million registering as refugees, according to the UNs refugee agency. What had seemed so simple at first became a much murkier and very complicated equation upon closer examination and over the course of time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Saint Marys University: And now that shes speaking out, shes worried about reprisals from the Saint Marys University Students Association, according to The Chronicle Herald. She was in tears, Bennett said. I asked her, Have you ever been in that situation? and she just nodded her head. And I said, Dont worry. I m going to take care of it and A Saint Marys University student who served as a frosh leader last year says she complained to the student union at the time about the offensive nature of orientation week cheers and frosh activities, but nothing was ever done. Alexandria Bennett said after a frosh week event last year known as Turfburn, a first-year student approached her saying she was bothered by a cheer about rape. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Saskatchewan: They've chosen Saskatchewan which gave birth to the party 52 years ago, and may yet hold the key to their hopes of forming government in two years for their annual summer caucus retreat, according to Huffington Post. But it's equally about setting the stage for the 2015 election, in which Saskatchewan holds the promise of as many as five new seats for the NDP, thanks to a major redrawing of electoral boundaries in the province and OTTAWA - New Democrat MPs are returning to their roots literally. The two-day gathering in Saskatoon, which starts Tuesday, is ostensibly aimed at plotting strategy for the fall session of Parliament. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Justin Trudeau: Trudeau said he felt his own personal experience with the drug should be open to questions as he continues to advocate for the legalization of marijuana, according to CTV. "I think that highlights the absurdity of the existing laws," Trudeau told 's Question Period. "And if that is indeed the case, I will be in good company with just about every other political figure who has in the past weeks admitted to having used pot at one point or another." Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he's not overly concerned about being turned away at the U.S. border after recently going public about his past marijuana use. Since admitting to using pot at least once since being elected as an MP in 2008, some immigration experts have said his confession could lead to problems when trying to cross the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Will Dunning: Will Dunning, who works as the chief economist for mortgage industry group CAAMP, pointed to StatsCan data showing that, of the approximately 59,000 net jobs created in Canada, 45,500 came from the Toronto area , according to Huffington Post. The data for Toronto suggests that employment grew by 1.5 per cent in just one month, he said in an email to HuffPost. If that was correct, it would be equivalent to 19 per cent per year. Employment just does not grow that quickly and Some unusual numbers in Statistics Canadas latest unemployment data, released Friday, have some economists questioning the accuracy of the monthly report. Dunning describes that number as impossible. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Tony Abbott: Abbott met with bureaucrats to go over his border security plans and said his first priority would be to repeal the deeply unpopular carbon tax on Australia's biggest industrial polluters. , according to Times Colonist. The Australian Electoral Commission's latest count Sunday had the coalition likely to win a clear majority of 86 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives. Labor appeared likely to secure 57. CANBERRA, Australia Australia's new government prepared to take control of the nation Sunday, with Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott vowing to immediately scrap a hated tax on carbon polluters and implement a controversial plan to stop asylum seekers from reaching the nation's shores. Abbott's conservative Liberal party-led coalition won a crushing victory in elections Saturday against the centre-left Labor Party, which had ruled for six years, including during the turbulent global financial crisis. Labor was ultimately doomed by years of party instability and bickering, and by its decision to renege on an election promise by implementing the carbon tax, which many Australians blame for steep increases in their power bills. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Shamrocks: Needless to say, it was the best night of my life. , according to Times Colonist. And lord knows, if you want to find real Victorians, those whose Island heritage goes geoduck deep, you should go to see the Shamrocks. Went to a lacrosse game a couple of weeks ago. The Shamrocks won in overtime and someone accidentally poured a full beer over my sisters head. I considered bringing an umbrella when I returned to Bear Mountain Arena for the Mann Cup opener against the Six Nations Chiefs, but then thought better of it: Real Victorians sneer at umbrellas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Fraser Institute: Many immigration advocates are worried that the Harper governments overriding focus on building an immigration policy around short-term economic wins is excluding many would-be immigrants whom Canada should be welcoming. Such fiscally justified pressures toward exclusion are frequent and high-profile. Last week, reported that the federal government is considering saving on refugee health-care costs by accepting fewer refugees with high-needs medical conditions. The week before, a new report from the Fraser Institute claimed that current immigrant selection policies are imposing a staggering fiscal burden on Canadians, according to The Star. But since no one denies that economic goals are a centrally important part of a sound immigration policy, its not enough to rebut outright mistakes in order to put the economic factors in a much-needed broader context. Whats missing from public debate is a focused effort by advocates to explain both to the federal government and their fellow Canadians why and how grounds other than narrowly economic ones should inform immigration policy and Perhaps you re the child, grandchild or great-grandchild of immigrants who came to Canada decades ago, escaping poverty and danger elsewhere, and you re glad Canadas doors were open to them. They got a chance to build lives here out of nearly nothing, and they gave this country a lot. Do you think enough would-be immigrants are getting that chance today? Do you hear a strong case being made that they should? Those who are worried about combating such trends can start with the low-hanging fruit for instance, as University of Ottawa professor Patti Tamara Lenard did in a Broadbent Institute blog post exposing the shoddy logic of the Fraser Institutes figures and proposals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Forces Base Trenton: The colourful mural, featuring a dove and a field of poppies, was painted as a symbol of respect and a call for peace by a community youth group in 2010. Sometime over the weekend, it was obliterated by spray paint, sparking a flurry of outrage, according to The Star. The mural painted in a back alley behind the coroners office near Yonge and College streets marked the final stop for hearses carrying the remains of fallen soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Trenton. Dozens of families who lost loved ones in Afghanistan have made that journey, ending at the coroners office and A mural created to honour the last stop of the Highway of Heroes in Toronto has been vandalized in what police are describing as a despicable act. There is an unwritten rule that you dont vandalize any piece of artwork, but something like this is a national treasure. What this person did is basically an act of treason, said Chris Ecklund, CEO and president of Canadian Heroes, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and support for Canadian troops and their families. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.