Jesse Pelletier: Studies show post-secondary education is still the best route to higher-paying jobs, as long as you are strategic in your studies, according to CTV. Now, $20,000 in debt, the 25-year-old has moved back home and enrolled in college, Universities and colleges churn out thousands of students every year, but once they find themselves in the work force, do their degrees really pay off? Jesse Pelletier enrolled in university five years ago with no real plan in mind. He studied sociology and criminal justice because he enjoyed the material, but says towards graduation, the degree didnt translate into a job. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Karlheinz Schreiber: The dpa news agency reported Thursday that Karlheinz Schreiber was found guilty in Augsburg state court, according to Huffington Post. Prosecutors say he didn't declare money he received as kickbacks for the sale of helicopters to Canada's coast guard, tanks to Saudi Arabia and other arms deals and BERLIN - A former arms-industry lobbyist involved in a corruption scandal linked to former Germany chancellor Helmut Kohl has been convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. Schreiber, a Canadian-German dual national, was arrested in Canada in 1999 and extradited to Germany where he was convicted in 2010 but won a retrial on appeal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kijiji: But Calgary online citizens fired back instead with a little education and a lot of humour, according to Huffington Post and A racist add in Kijiji could very easily have enflamed the interwebs with anger and vitriol. The ad, posted on the popular classifieds site, advertises a master bedroom for rent for $500 per month, with the clause, "white people unacceptable sorry." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mayor Rob Ford: Ford stays put, to the shame of our city, Editorial Nov. 14, according to The Star. By letting this tragedy continue when it has the power to put an end to it, the province is enabling Mayor Rob Ford to publicly bully-away his mistakes, to allegedly lie about his abusive behaviour, to allegedly threaten councillors into submission, do drugs in city hall, drive while intoxicated, refuse to meet with ethnic communities to support their endeavours, verbally demean ethnic minorities and gays, hang around with known drug dealers and criminals passing packages back and forth, guzzle vodka in schoolyards, buy illegal substances and use them, etc etc and Re: Ford stays put, to the shame of our city, Editorial Nov. 14 I speak on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of parents, teachers, social service workers, youth program funders, directors, and coordinators whose work the province of Ontario is undermining by its refusal to step in and stop Rob Ford. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

migrant workers: The mess is because foreign workers on which many businesses rely are fleeing, have gone into hiding or are under arrest amid a crackdown launched Nov. 4 targeting the kingdoms nine million migrant labourers. Decades of lax immigration enforcement allowed migrants to take low-wage manual, clerical and service jobs that the kingdoms own citizens shunned for better paying, more comfortable work, according to 660 News. Since the Saudi government began issuing warnings earlier this year, hundreds of thousands of foreign workers have been deported, though some were able to avoid arrest by getting proper visas in an amnesty program. That amnesty ended last week, and some 33,000 people have since been placed behind bars. Others have gone into hiding and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Garbage is piling up on streets around the mosque housing the burial site of the Prophet Muhammad. Grocery stores have shut their doors and almost half of Saudi Arabias small construction firms have stopped working on projects. Now, authorities say booting out migrant workers will open more jobs for citizens, at a time when unemployment among Saudis is running at 12.1 per cent as of the end of last year, according to the International Monetary Fund. But the nationalist fervour driving the crackdown risks making migrant workers vulnerable to vigilante attacks by Saudis fed up with the seemingly endless stream of foreigners in their country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Premier Stephen McNeil: Premier Stephen McNeil says he wants to put immigration on the table at his first meeting with fellow premiers Friday, according to The Chronicle Herald. He said hes not yet on board with fellow Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynnes call for enhancement of the Canada Pension Plan amid concerns Canadians arent saving enough for retirement. Wynne is the Ontario premier and will host the gathering in Toronto and McNeil said its one way for the province to take on its demographic challenges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Wotherspoon: A joint government-aboriginal panel made 25 recommendations in April to help First Nations and Metis people get training and find jobs, according to CTV. Wotherspoon says that's not enough to close the employment gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people and Saskatchewan says it's moving forward with recommendations to improve education and employment outcomes for aboriginal people, despite Opposition arguments that a task-force report is sitting on a shelf. New Democrat Trent Wotherspoon says the only idea the government has followed through on is driver education programs for students who go to schools on reserves. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Refugee Board: Man in Ontario jail could be missing anti-apartheid icon, Nov. 12, according to The Star. Shame on Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator Ama Beecham and Re: Man in Ontario jail could be missing anti-apartheid icon, Nov. 12 Just finished reading Mbuyisa Makhubus story on page 1 of , and was overcome with a deep pain. Another example of mans inhumanity to man. Since when did government policy trump common sense; especially, in Ontario, in 2013? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Richard Goldbloom: You might spot Dr. Goldbloom, 88, whose accomplishments include membership in the Order of Canada, at bookstores this week signing copies of his autobiography, according to The Chronicle Herald. Those who know Dr. Goldbloom, a charming and accomplished man who, with Mrs. Goldbloom, has played a central role in the cultural, community and educational life of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Canada, never fail to point out his great sense of humour and With a twinkle in his eye, a piano sonata at his fingertips and a lifetime of healing behind him, Halifaxs Dr. Richard Goldbloom celebrated a literary milestone this week with the publication of his memoir A Lucky Life. As a young pediatrician, he was lured away from the Montreal Childrens Hospital in 1967 to Halifaxs Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, partly because of his late wife Ruths New Waterford roots. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sebastien Grainger: So he's devised a simple formula as he awaits reviews of his latest record, "Yours to Discover," available this week, according to Times Colonist. "I'll just always add one point. I add it back in my own mind." TORONTO - Sebastien Grainger knows that some listeners will never be able to separate his fluorescent, '80s-tinged solo work from his ongoing output in well-loved Toronto noise-dance duo Death From Above 1979. "I realize that I'm always going to get a point taken off for it not being Death From Above at least one point on a scale of 10," he says with a laugh down the line from Los Angeles. "If it's an eight, it'll be a seven. That's just the way it's going to be and there's nothing I can do about it. I'm not going to complain or be bummed out about it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.