denmark: By Jan M. Olsen Associated Press Thu., July 28, 2016 COPENHAGEN — Denmark should halt immigration from Muslim countries to stem the threat of violence from extremists, the nation second-largest party argued Thursday, according to Toronto Star. The deputy party leader of the anti-immigrant Danish People Party, Soeren Espersen, and other officials said the existing 270,000 Muslims in Denmark, a country of less than 6 million people, already posed a severe risk of harbouring sympathizers to Daesh, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Denmark largest party, the opposition Social Democrats, condemned the comments and compared them to the anti-immigrant policies of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Denmark should halt immigration from Muslim countries, an anti-immigration and nationalist group that supports the centre-right government said, citing the threat of violence from Daesh. Social Democrat lawmaker Lars Aslan Rasmussen, whose father is Muslim, said the Danish People Party position amounted to religious discrimination, religious apartheid. ... It far out. Article Continued Below Islam is a belligerent religion. Martin Henriksen, the Danish People Party immigration spokesman, told The Associated Press that his party — which supports Denmark year-old minority government but holds no positions inside it — would not seek a law explicitly banning Muslim immigrants, but that would be a primary goal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detention centre: The organization says it has been in daily contact with the detainees, who are demanding a meeting with Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale, an end to immigrants being detained in maximum security facilities and a 90-day limit on immigrant detentions in general, according to CTV. Dan Brien, a spokesman for the minister, says the organization is overestimating the number of detainees on hunger strike. Immigrant and refugee rights group No One Is Illegal says approximately 50 men at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay and the Toronto East Detention Centre began refusing food on July 11, but that several have since decided to resume eating. Brien said there were initially 41 detainees on hunger strike and that only two men are still refusing meals. No One Is Illegal says it the bigger picture that matters. "It not really about the exact numbers of people, it the fact that the strike is ongoing," said Tings Chak, a spokeswoman for No One Is Illegal. "The demands have remained unchanged, we still have not heard back a meeting with Ralph Goodale." The group says the hunger strike is taking a physical, psychological and emotional toll on the men still refusing food. He also said none of the participants have been at the Toronto East facility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fill-in-the-blank answer: A pithy solution, implemented within 30 days, according to Globe and Mail. We want a fill-in-the-blank answer – to think that if we just do that one thing, then it will all be good. A simple solution. But what is that one thing Do we need to educate and train Maybe – but many police services have extensive training already and improvements occur every day. Research even tells us that most people with mental illnesses have a fairly favourable opinion of the police. But knowledge has its limits: How does one span the gap between knowledge and behaviour Do we improve selection and supervision of officers Are officers involved in these unfortunate incidents just bad apples According to Statistics Canada, there are somewhere in the vicinity of a million interactions between police and people with mental illnesses each year in Canada and the vast majority end well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

french-speaking population: Statistically, the French-speaking population is under-represented on the judiciary, according to The Chronicle Herald. It is important for all citizens to be able to have their matter heard in the language of their choice within the new time frames established by the Supreme Court of Canada. It is important to remember as we have these discussions that guidelines for judicial appointments emphasize the need for the judiciary to reflect the bilingual nature of Nova Scotia. A francophone appointment is also important under the current initiative to build supports for francophone immigrants and refugees, many of whom have French as a first, second or third language. J. Ronald Robichaud, North River, Colchester County (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gilda lakatos: Dafina Savic, from the Roma advocacy group Romanipe, appealed to the government to cancel the deportation, look at their humanitarian claim and grant them permanent residence on humanitarian grounds, according to CTV. Lakato arrived in Canada in June 2011, with her mother Katalin Lakatos, her brother and father. Gilda Lakatos, 17, made the comments in Montreal on Thursday, while a group of supporters protested by holding up a banner demanding status for all. The family claimed asylum on the grounds that they had faced racist police and health care providers in Hungary. After the family was arrested in March, the father and brother were sent back to Hungary, while the women were released. The family was denied asylum and ordered deported last October, but refused to leave. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

market analysts: Earlier this month, the banking regulator issued an open letter pointing to record levels of household borrowing and saying it felt the risks and vulnerabilities for financial institutions have increased, according to Globe and Mail. Everything you need to know about real estate reform in B.C. Market analysts for the Crown corporation said they found signs that prices are starting to climb for traditionally more affordable condos and townhouses in addition to single-family homes. This week, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Services said it would require lenders to stress-test their mortgage portfolios to ensure they could withstand a drop in home prices of 50 per cent in Vancouver and 40 per cent in Toronto. They said the pace of growth in home prices has started to pick up outside the Greater Toronto and Vancouver areas, with demand spreading to other regions of British Columbia and Ontario. What we're also detecting now is a spreading of those price pressures to neighbouring communities, said Bob Dugan, CMHC chief economist. It offered new warnings about strong price gains in Hamilton, west of Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

premier: The premier heard their cries, according to Huffington Post Canada. Flashing a trademark grin, the premier announced a major tax increase. "Foreign investors, many speculatively, are driving up home prices beyond the reach of British Columbians," the premier explained. "These people paid no tax and most have never paid a BC tax of any kind ... these welcome newcomers should also contribute to the needs of the province and this should be done through some sort of 'property transfer tax.'" No, this wasn't Christy Clark on July 25, 2016. Money was pouring into the red hot housing market from Asian investors and pricing everyday people out of the market. This was 1987. Targeted taxes, as we saw with Vander Zalm 1980s property transfer tax, often become everyone taxes. And the smiling premier was Bill Vander Zalm. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

samantha bee: Her advice: "Stay where you are, according to Hamilton Spectator. Live in your mess." On a Facebook Live appearance with The Washington Post at the Democratic National Convention, Bee offered reflections on the role of satire in the political sphere and talked about whether she was ever considered seriously to succeed Jon Stewart when he left Comedy Central "The Daily Show." Her Monday night half-hour show, "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee," is a hit on TBS, both with audience and with critics. And for the multitudes who are threatening to move to her native Canada if the wrong candidate is elected, she has a message: "There no room in Canada for discontented Americans," the Toronto native told me firmly on Wednesday. "Canada is full, and doing responsible things like taking in refugees." So Americans will need to deal with whatever happens in November and beyond. Hunting for satirical targets, she set up shop during both the Democratic and Republican national conventions. We talked about her ambitions for her three children; the eldest is 10. Perched on a stool in a corner of Philadelphia City Tap House, The Washington Post headquarters for the convention week, Bee wore a fitted, black-and-green print dress that swirled at the hemline. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stewart: He said that when he arrived at the building at 11:30 a.m., he saw flames the height of building itself emerging from the roof. "I was terrified," Shirzad said. "It was the first time I saw such a fire." Stewart said the building contains 48 units in total, the majority of which are inhabited by Syrian refugees, according to CBC. He said the 12 units directly affected by the fire are uninhabitable, and the remaining 36 are without power and will likely be inaccessible for several days. The fire began at Building 21 of a housing complex at 550 Cottonwood Ave., which Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said had the highest concentration of refugee tenants on the complex. "So many of them had lost everything already prior to coming to Canada," Stewart said. "These families have been through hell." @cbcnewsbc @Stephens PhotoM @sluddu Rasheed Shirzad lives in the building adjacent to the one that caught fire. The City of Coquitlam said, altogether, 86 residents have been displaced. He said the refugee families forced to flee each have at least three children. Shadi al-Radi also lives in the building next door; his brother lives in the building that caught fire. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

body: Abdi didn't seem to have an arm, a gun or any violent object in his possession, according to Huffington Post Canada. He died in front of his building, most likely looking for some help. From what we learned from some witnesses and reporters, Mr. That help didn't come. His family that emigrated from Somalia, presumably to flee chaos and lawlessness, found themselves with the body of their loved ones laying in a pool of blood on the ground. Instead, the police beat him and handcuffed him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asylum-seekers: He also called for tougher background checks on asylum-seekers and new strategies to deport criminal asylum-seekers more easily, according to Metro News. Three of the four attacks were committed by asylum-seekers."The threat of Salafist terrorism has arrived in Europe, in Germany, but also in Bavaria," Bavarian Justice Minister Winfried Bausback said at a news conference with Herrmann. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said his state — where three of the four attacks took place — would hire some 2,000 additional police officers by 2020, improve police officers' equipment and create new offices to fight Muslim extremism and cybercrime. Two of the attacks — an axe attack near Wuerzburg that wounded five and a suicide bombing that injured 15 outside a bar in Ansbach — were the first in Germany to be claimed by the Islamic State group. In two other attacks — a mass shooting in Munich that claimed 10 lives, including the attacker's, and the stabbing of a woman at a restaurant in Reutlingen — the motive is still unclear but Islamic extremism is not suspected. Both of the attackers were killed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent increase: Clark also called on the federal government to ask the Canada Border Services Agency to search small packages, including envelopes, for fentanyl in order to stop the drug from entering the country, according to Hamilton Spectator. Recent statistics from the coroners' service in B.C. show there were 371 deaths in the first six months of this year, about a 74 per cent increase compared with the same period last year. Clark told a news conference Thursday she wants Ottawa to restrict access to devices involved with drug production, such as pill presses and tableting machines, and to pursue stronger penalties against people who import and traffic fentanyl. The service said the proportion of deaths where toxicology tests detected fentanyl jumped to about 60 per cent, and that the drug was either used alone or in combination with other drugs. "That scope is alarming. Paul Hospital in Vancouver, where she was flanked by police, ambulance and firefighting officials, as well as addiction experts. It frightening and it something that all of us should be concerned about," Clark said at St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chapter: But Trump said that he was disappointed that Bill Clinton lengthy telling of their life story had left out a portion — presumably his sex scandals."He left out the most interesting chapter," said Trump. "I won't get into that -- a chapter that I really waited for -- because it was pretty boring, according to Metro News. The chapter that I waited for, I never heard."___HILLARY CLINTON' Trump said that he has "a real problem" with Hillary Clinton receiving nation security briefings because of the way she mishandled sensitive information during her tenure as secretary of state."I don't think it safe to have Hillary Clinton be briefed on national security because the word will get out," he said, pointing to her use of a private email address and server. Among the other items Trump touched upon on the nearly hour-long press conference held at one of his Florida resorts:___BILL CLINTON' Former President Bill Clinton delivered an impassioned speech at the Democratic National Convention praising his wife, Hillary Clinton. Trump also singled out top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, suggesting that she would share classified information with her husband, former New York Rep. Trump called Weiner "a sleaze ball and a pervert."He also called for Clinton, who was nominated her party convention Tuesday night, to have her first press conference in months.___ Trump said that he'd like to see the federal minimum wage increased to "at least" $10."The minimum wage has to go up," he told reporters. "But I think that states should really call the shots."Trump pointed to the fact that different states have dramatically different living costs, noting that in his home state of New York, "You can't buy a hot dog for the money you're talking about."The move represents a break from his party — and from Trump past statements. Anthony Weiner, who resigned in a sexting scandal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

day limit: Ralph Goodale speaks with the media in the House of Commons, June 15, according to Huffington Post Canada. The organization says it has been in daily contact with the detainees, who are demanding a meeting with Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale, an end to immigrants being detained in maximum security facilities and a 90-day limit on immigrant detentions in general. Immigrant and refugee rights group No One Is Illegal says approximately 50 men at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay and the Toronto East Detention Centre began refusing food on July 11, but that several have since decided to resume eating. Dan Brien, a spokesman for the minister, says the organization is overestimating the number of detainees on hunger strike. He also said none of the participants have been at the Toronto East facility. Brien said there were initially 41 detainees on hunger strike and that only two men are still refusing meals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detention centre: The organization says it has been in daily contact with the detainees, who are demanding a meeting with Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale, an end to immigrants being detained in maximum security facilities and a 90-day limit on immigrant detentions in general, according to CTV. Dan Brien, a spokesman for the minister, says the organization is overestimating the number of detainees on hunger strike. Immigrant and refugee rights group No One Is Illegal says approximately 50 men at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay and the Toronto East Detention Centre began refusing food on July 11, but that several have since decided to resume eating. Brien said there were initially 41 detainees on hunger strike and that only two men are still refusing meals. No One Is Illegal says it the bigger picture that matters. "It not really about the exact numbers of people, it the fact that the strike is ongoing," said Tings Chak, a spokeswoman for No One Is Illegal. "The demands have remained unchanged, we still have not heard back a meeting with Ralph Goodale." The group says the hunger strike is taking a physical, psychological and emotional toll on the men still refusing food. He also said none of the participants have been at the Toronto East facility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

elias: Elias has opened two businesses, one in Riverview and another in Moncton, since immigrating in 2010. "I am here with my mom, my dad, two sisters who are all Canadian citizens," he told Information Morning Moncton, according to CBC. Syrian women celebrate end of Ramadan in Moncton ​Moncton moving Syrian refugees into hotels temporarily Syrian family adjusting to life in Moncton "I still have my older brother, his wife and his five-month old son and my mother-in-law. Elian Elias, a Canadian citizen, who is originally from Syria, said the biggest obstacle that he is discovering is getting information from the federal government about the immigration process. We're trying hard to bring them over here since the last three years." Elias applied to bring the rest of his family to Canada but has received no response from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I got the job for them, I got the home, I got everything they need," Elias said. "I didn't ask for any financial help from the government or the church either." CBC contacted officials with Citizen and Immigration Canada, but has yet to receive a reply about the Moncton man case. He then went looking for a local church to sponsor his family, but found no help. "As I am Canadian citizen, it should be easier to sponsor my family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hungary-based szalay: I still am really moved," said Thien, 42, in a phone interview from Vancouver. "It still settling in, according to CTV. It still quite unexpected." Previously open to writers from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, the Booker expanded in 2014 to include all English-language authors. Thien and Montreal-born David Szalay were among the 13 authors named to the long list for the lucrative British literary award on Wednesday. "I was really moved. Despite fears of U.S. dominance, there has not yet been an American winner of the prize, which usually brings the victor a huge sales boost. Thien was recognized for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" set in China before, during and after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Hungary-based Szalay got the nod for "All That Man Is" The story is set in various European cities and offers a window into the lives of men at different stages in their lives, from their teens through old age. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ottawa reporter: The prime minister will attend the Dock Innovators Retreat, it said, according to Toronto Star. Closed to media. By Paul Wells National Affairs Wed., July 27, 2016 The appointment was right there last Friday in Justin Trudeau public itinerary, which the Prime Minister Office sends daily to every Ottawa reporter who cares to sign up. Attend the what Googling the mysterious term provided no further information. But by this week nobody had asked. I was finishing a vacation and assumed some other reporter would ask what the PM had done with his day — normally an interesting question. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

state department: He was encouraging them, according to Toronto Star. In a statement perhaps more extraordinary than any other of his gonzo campaign, Donald Trump asked Russian intelligence on Wednesday to find a way to obtain the personal emails Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton deleted from her controversial private server. He wasn't scolding them. He was asking, almost explicitly, for Russia to spy on America, to crack the computers of his political opponent or the State Department, and to meddle in the election. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. Russia, if you're listening: I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, Trump said at a thoroughly bizarre news conference at his resort in Doral, Fla. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

strike: Immigration detainees now on Day 14 of hunger strike in Ontario The organization says it has been in daily contact with the detainees, who are demanding a meeting with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, an end to immigrants being detained in maximum security facilities and a 90-day limit on immigrant detentions in general, according to CBC. Dan Brien, a spokesman for the minister, says the organization is overestimating the number of detainees on hunger strike. Immigrant and refugee rights group No One Is Illegal says approximately 50 men at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay and the Toronto East Detention Centre began refusing food on July 11, but that several have since decided to resume eating. Brien said there were initially 41 detainees on hunger strike and that only two men are still refusing meals. No One Is Illegal says it the bigger picture that matters. "It not really about the exact numbers of people, it the fact that the strike is ongoing," said Tings Chak, a spokeswoman for No One Is Illegal. "The demands have remained unchanged, we still have not heard back a meeting with Ralph Goodale." The group says the hunger strike is taking a physical, psychological and emotional toll on the men still refusing food. Immigration detainees on hunger strike demand meeting with Goodale He also said none of the participants have been at the Toronto East facility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian refugees: They joined Canadians and immigrants from other countries for the overnight expedition, according to CBC. Itehaad Al Smadi is a single mother who came to Halifax with three of her children in February. For some of the families, it was their first camping trip ever. They arrived in Canada from a refugee camp in Jordan. Back country basics On Saturday, they bused from the city with 24 other Syrian refugees to spend the night at a group campsite on the shores of Kejimkujik Lake. Before that, they lived in Daraa, a city in Syria that been ravaged by civil war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tings chak: The demands have remained unchanged, we still have not heard back a meeting with Ralph Goodale, according to Globe and Mail. The group says the hunger strike is taking a physical, psychological and emotional toll on the men still refusing food. It not really about the exact numbers of people, it the fact that the strike is ongoing, said Tings Chak, a spokeswoman for No One Is Illegal. Public Safety Canada says that of the 250,000 people per day who try to come to Canada, only a small minority are detained, and those cases are reviewed regularly by an independent tribunal. He said Goodale hopes to put forward proposals later this year. Brien said the minister is working on issues related to detention, including possible alternatives to detention, upgrades to infrastructure at detention facilities and appropriate accountability mechanisms for the Canadian Border Services Agency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toxicology tests: Clark also called on the federal government to ask the Canada Border Services Agency to search small packages, including envelopes, for fentanyl in order to stop the drug from entering the country, according to Toronto Star. Recent statistics from the coroners' service in B.C. show there were 371 deaths in the first six months of this year, about a 74-per-cent increase compared with the same period last year. Clark told a news conference Thursday she wants Ottawa to restrict access to devices involved with drug production, such as pill presses and tableting machines, and to pursue stronger penalties against people who import and traffic fentanyl. The service said the proportion of deaths where toxicology tests detected fentanyl jumped to about 60 per cent and that the drug was either used alone or in combination with other drugs. It frightening and it something that all of us should be concerned about, Clark said at St. Article Continued Below That scope is alarming. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

week: Closed to media, according to The Chronicle Herald. Attend the what Googling the mysterious term provided no further information. The prime minister will attend the Dock Innovators Retreat, it said. I was finishing a vacation and assumed some other reporter would ask what the PM had done with his day — normally an interesting question. So I did, and here is what I've found. But by this week nobody had asked. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detention centre: The organization says it has been in daily contact with the detainees, who are demanding a meeting with Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale, an end to immigrants being detained in maximum security facilities and a 90-day limit on immigrant detentions in general, according to The Waterloo Record. Dan Brien, a spokesman for the minister, says the organization is overestimating the number of detainees on hunger strike. Immigrant and refugee rights group No One Is Illegal says approximately 50 men at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay and the Toronto East Detention Centre began refusing food on July 11, but that several have since decided to resume eating. Brien said there were initially 41 detainees on hunger strike and that only two men are still refusing meals. No One Is Illegal says it the bigger picture that matters. "It not really about the exact numbers of people, it the fact that the strike is ongoing," said Tings Chak, a spokeswoman for No One Is Illegal. "The demands have remained unchanged, we still have not heard back a meeting with Ralph Goodale." The group says the hunger strike is taking a physical, psychological and emotional toll on the men still refusing food. He also said none of the participants have been at the Toronto East facility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hungary-based szalay: I still am really moved," said Thien, 42, in a phone interview from Vancouver. "It still settling in, according to The Waterloo Record. It still quite unexpected." Previously open to writers from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, the Booker expanded in 2014 to include all English-language authors. Thien and Montreal-born David Szalay were among the 13 authors named to the long list for the lucrative British literary award on Wednesday. "I was really moved. Despite fears of U.S. dominance, there has not yet been an American winner of the prize, which usually brings the victor a huge sales boost. Thien was recognized for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" set in China before, during and after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Hungary-based Szalay got the nod for "All That Man Is" The story is set in various European cities and offers a window into the lives of men at different stages in their lives, from their teens through old age. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.