Quebec: Quebec would become the only jurisdiction in North America to impose a sweeping ban on religious clothing for public employees including at schools, hospitals and courthouses, under a "Charter of Values" whose details were released Tuesday following months of speculation. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It would impose a career-or-faith dilemma on judges, police, and prosecutors; public daycare workers; teachers and school employees; hospital workers; municipal personnel; and employees at state-run liquor stores and the auto-insurance board. Quebec Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship Bernard Drainville presents the Charter of Quebec values Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot If adopted by the legislature, the plan would apply to hijabs, kippas, turbans and larger-than-average crucifixes worn by religious public servants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Spring Garden Place: A recently completed expansion, that triples available space and brings in more exclusive brands and products to the Spring Garden Road location, represents a significant investment by the business in downtown Halifax and in the Spring Garden shopping district, president Mike Foran said Wednesday, according to The Chronicle Herald. After a summer of operating out of a temporary retail space at Spring Garden Place, the business has just unveiled its new 2,000-square-foot space, which basically gobbled up a couple of neighbouring retail spaces at the mall and The people behind Touch of Gold Jewellers Ltd. in Halifax battled the big-box stores and the Internet and won, and are now gambling the local market is poised for growth. Our customers in Halifax are becoming increasingly well travelled and multicultural and expect to see retail operations that would be in place at any major international city, Foran said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jason Kenney: OTTAWA -- It's not often top Tory cabinet minister Jason Kenney reads from prepared notes, or cuts questions short on two of his favourite subjects -- multiculturalism and religious freedom. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Kenney said Tuesday should the legislation pass in Quebec, the federal Justice Department would study it for any potential violations of the constitutional right to freedom of religion, and mount a legal challenge if necessary. Jason Kenney CP But Quebec's proposed values charter appears to have the Conservative government choosing its words with care. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Parti Quebecois: If adopted by the legislature, the plan would apply to hijabs, kippas, turbans and larger-than-average crucifixes worn by religious public servants, according to Times Colonist. The early reaction suggests the plan will not pass in the current legislature, in its present form, which leaves two likely outcomes: it will either be watered down for adoption now, or be kept intact for later use as an election issue when the Parti Quebecois seeks a majority government and Quebec would become the only jurisdiction in North America to impose a sweeping ban on religious clothing for public employees including at schools, hospitals and courthouses, under a "Charter of Values" whose details were released Tuesday following months of speculation. It would impose a career-or-faith dilemma on judges, police, and prosecutors; public daycare workers; teachers and school employees; hospital workers; municipal personnel; and employees at state-run liquor stores and the auto-insurance board. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Anthony De Sa: "They all stood up and they clapped," he said in an interview, sitting in an office that looms above the city he's lived in all his life. "And then after that boy, did they listen.", according to Times Colonist. In the summer of 1977, 12-year-old Portuguese shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques went missing on the Yonge Street Strip, then a dodgy cesspool. His body was later found mangled, the victim of a sexual assault, in a plastic bag on the roof of a sex shop and TORONTO - Anthony De Sa is a man with a mighty memory. He vividly remembers, for example, the reception from his students when he returned to Toronto's Michael Power/St. Joseph High School, where he taught English, after attending the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala as a finalist. Being nominated for one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards for his debut will do that. Now, five years after "Barnacle Love," an interconnected collection of short stories about a Portuguese-Canadian family, he's exploring his community even more deeply with "Kicking the Sky," a novel inspired by a murder that De Sa says marked an indelible end to the era of "Toronto the Good." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

National Household Survey: OTTAWA If the reams of statistics released from the 2011 census and its controversial new cousin, the National Household Survey, teach us anything, its that there is no such thing as the quintessential Canadian, according to The Chronicle Herald. We often dont have any children living at home either because we didnt have any to begin with or because they ve grown up and moved away. Younger parents, however, have been bucking the trends and fostering a surprise mini-baby boom of their own and Now that Statistics Canada has published almost all of its findings, Canadians know their country is aging. But they also know the West holds a new allure, and that Canada is becoming increasingly urban, multi-racial, and well-educated. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Parti Quebecois: According to the poll, which was conducted between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5, 66 per cent of Quebec residents support the Parti Quebecois' plan -- an increase of nine per cent from a different poll conducted last month by Leger Marketing, according to CTV. The online poll was conducted in both French and English and posed a series of questions regarding immigration, before asking respondents on how they felt about the contentious plan and A new online survey suggests a growing majority of Quebecers support the provinces proposed plan for a "Charter of Quebec Values," which would restrict public employees from donning overt religious articles at work. The latest poll, which was released on Tuesday -- the same day the minority PQ government released its five-point plan that would apply to all employees at government institutions, including schools, hospitals, and courts -- was conducted by SOM, one of Quebecs largest survey firms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Andy Ferguson: Attention turned to the internship programs last week, as 's GO Public reported on the sudden death of a 22-year-old Alberta practicum student , Andy Ferguson, who crashed while driving home after being made to work long hours in November 2011, according to CBC. Still, Denomme was thrilled when the owners decided to hire her part-time after she completed her internship, compensating her slightly above minimum wage. That excitement quickly turned to dejection when she realized they expected her to put in overtime hours for free and Overtime demands and steep tuition costs are placing a burden on many of Canada's unpaid student interns, who have little recourse to fix their predicament in an educational system that gives employers and schools most of the power. Alisha Denomme eagerly embarked on a three-week academic, unpaid internship at a strategic branding company in Hamilton, Ont., while studying graphic design at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont. But the experience quickly soured as Denomme struggled to pay tuition, finance her internship and work the long hours. Unpaid internships exploit 'vulnerable generation' Read stories from the front lines of unpaid employment Youth unemployment: By the numbers (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Haidah Amirzadeh: Waheeda Afridi left her husband Ashfaq behind in 2010 so she could adopt her sister's newborn son, according to CBC. Haidah Amirzadeh, the lawyer representing the family, said the adoption was approved by Pakistani courts and A Saskatoon woman has been stuck in Pakistan for the past three years while trying to adopt a child. They expected to bring the child,Ajjab, to Canada after he was born, however, navigating the adoption process has been a struggle. When Waheeda wanted to leave Pakistan her application was refused by the Saskatchewan government. 'I think what is happening right now, is this family has been stuck in the interpretation of a law' Haidah Amirzadeh, the family's lawyer (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pierre Trudeau: That's the advice of New Democrat MPs as they gather to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament later this fall, according to Huffington Post. Hamilton MP David Christopherson says Trudeau eldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau is benefiting from his name and SASKATOON - Don't panic, stay the course. NDP members of Parliament say they're not worried about the resurgence of the Liberals under Justin Trudeau or their own slumping poll numbers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.