backroom insights: Order this photo By Bob Hepburn Politics Thu., Sept. 8, 2016 When Olivia Chow first entered the 2014 campaign to become Toronto next mayor she was considered the overwhelming favourite to win the race against Rob Ford and John Tory, according to Toronto Star. Her name recognition was high as an NDP MP and as the widow of the late Jack Layton, she had raised lots of money, had an experienced campaign team, a bulletproof election platform and hundreds of eager volunteers. A book being published his month by Chow campaign manager, John Laschinger, provides backroom insights into the failed campaign despite Chow being the early frontrunner to replace then-mayor Rob Ford. But after leading the polls for months, her campaign eventually faltered badly and she finished a distant third behind the winner Tory and runner-up Doug Ford, who replaced his ailing brother Rob in the last weeks of the campaign. Article Continued Below As Laschinger sees it, Chow dream of being Toronto mayor ran into a wall of bad luck, bad timing, blatant racism and sexism — and a possibly fatal overall campaign strategy. So what happened How did this high-profile, seasoned politician crash and burn so badly Now, in a revealing new book by John Laschinger, her former campaign manager, voters can get an insider look into the backroom secrets and strategies of one of the most critical elections in recent Toronto history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: The newspaper said the TDSB tried to accommodate the family by offering a variety of solutions, including one that would see the children learn about the history of music in Islam, but the father turned them down, according to The Chronicle Herald. A TDSB spokesman declined to discuss the case with The Canadian Press on Thursday citing privacy reasons, but he said the board "always works with parents to try to find some happy medium" while at the same time still following Ministry of Education rules. "Unfortunately we can't offer exemptions because we are required to teach the Ontario curriculum," Ryan Bird said. Mohammad Nouman Dasu has been engaged in a three-year fight with the Toronto District School Board over his decision to take his children home for an hour during music class, according to the Globe and Mail, which first reported about the case earlier this week. Lauren Bialystok, an assistant professor in ethics and education at the University of Toronto, believes the school board did the right thing by refusing to exempt the children from music class. "An exemption gives too much power to parental management of the child education," she said. "It does a disservice to the student in question and to that student peers and it communicates that our diversity is such that we can't live together or learn about different things together. The problem, Ippolito said, lies in the question "where do you draw the line " "That the wrong question, that inflammatory," he said. "The kind of questions we should be asking is 'how do we move this conversation forward '" Ippolito believes the solution to these problems, which he said pop up all the time, rests in the relationships between educators and parents. That a very dangerous message." John Ippolito, an associate professor in the faculty of education at York University, said he believes schools are doing a pretty good job in accommodating a whole slew of parental concerns, but the problem should never reach a standoff. "This is a disaster, this is a situation that has to be avoided at all costs," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian values: The Conservative MP from Ontario sparked some life into a sleepy summer leadership race last week when she emailed a survey — ending with solicitations for both votes and donations — to supporters that included a question about whether the federal government should screen potential immigrants and refugees for anti-Canadian values, according to Toronto Star. This is about protecting Canadian values and people that believe that women are property, that they can be beaten and bought or sold, or believe that gays or lesbians should be stoned because of who they love, don't share in my opinion, basic Canadian values, Leitch said in an interview with The Canadian Press. By Joanna Smith The Canadian Press Wed., Sept. 7, 2016 OTTAWA—The Conservative leadership campaign of Kellie Leitch is trying to goad her rivals and caucus colleagues into reacting to her proposal that newcomers be vetted for their views on gender equality, religious tolerance, belief in hard work and other values she says make up a unified Canadian identity. Some other leadership hopefuls — as well as Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose — have been come out against the idea to various degrees over the past week, and discussions are likely to continue behind closed doors at the caucus retreat next week in Halifax, where the nascent race to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper is expected to start picking up steam. Article Continued Below They are throwing a wedge down and trying to get everybody else on the other side of the issue, Lietaer said Wednesday. Conservative strategist Jason Lietaer said forcing a response is no doubt part of Leitch plan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

charlotte mugerwa: After posting a video clip on social media, Charlotte Mugerwa said she was disappointed no other patrons or bar staff intervened, according to CBC. Defusing racist attacks in Saskatoon: Winston owner speaks out "Canada is a multicultural country and everybody is supposedly friendly and accepting," Mugerwa said. "So if that the case, then why doesn't anybody ever intervene when this type of thing happens The director of the Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan said she isn't surprised. "The bar and public absolutely should intervene in situations like this. Saskatoon academic 'not surprised' Members of a group of black people estimate they were subjected to a stream of racist profanities at a Saskatoon pub for almost 30 minutes last week. Are they trained to No," said Alex Wilson, in an e-mail to CBC. "There is a lack of awareness, understanding and experience in how to address mental illness when it connects to racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of individualized oppression and violence that occur in public spaces," she added. More education needed Wilson said people of colour face racism "on a continual basis". Her academic work has examined the role schools and the education system play in race relations. "Our education system prefers to gloss over the most difficult issues with preference for stories and teachings about diversity and multiculturalism so it is no surprise that people don't know what to do," Wilson said. Alex Wilson, from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, is an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

child refugees: Of that, 28 million kids have been forced to flee from their homes because of conflicts not of their making, according to Huffington Post Canada. The number of child refugees has also doubled between 2005 and 2015. The humanitarian organization says nearly 50 million children have been uprooted around the world because of war or poverty. In this image taken from video provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center, a child sits in an ambulance after being pulled out of a building hit by an airstrike in August. UNICEF executive director evoked a recent indelible image of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh — stunned and bloodied in an ambulance — to warn people against turning complacent amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis. They are a few of the key findings highlighted in UNICEF 129-page Uprooted report focused on the plight of refugee and migrant children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

china ambassador: It also forwarded an email from the magazine publisher apologizing to Air China and saying the fault lay with an "editing mistake."The original article in English read: "London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people." It also advised tourists not to go out alone at night, and for women not to travel alone, according to Metro News. British lawmaker Vivendra Sharma, who represents a diverse London district, said Wednesday that he had written to China ambassador to Britain to demand an apology for the "blatantly untrue and racist statements."In the apology to Air China, China Aviation Media Co. The state-owned airline said in an email to The Associated Press that the September issue of "Wings of China" used "inappropriate" language and that the article didn't represent the airline views."After discovering this problem, Air China immediately removed this magazine from all flights and demanded that the publishers of 'Wings of China' seriously learn from this lesson, strengthen their content review and avoid making similar mistakes," the airline said. Ltd. said the article ran "counter to our original intention to promote the beautiful scenes of London.""It has brought about misunderstanding from some media outlets and readers and also a huge negative impact on your company business operations and image. It not the first time Chinese businesses have been criticized for being tone-deaf over issues of race and ethnicity. We deeply apologize for that," its statement read. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

court fight: The government has been trying to deport him for years, but Jamaica had previously refused to issue travel documents, according to CTV. Brown fight for release has been the subject of an unusual court fight. Alvin Brown, 40, who came to Canada more than three decades ago, was put on a plane in Toronto today. Critics say his case illustrates the problems with what can amount to indefinite detention for foreigners caught in immigration limbo. His lawyers are now arguing in Ontario Superior Court that he deserves compensation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

croix river: Twenty-five-year-old John Bennett told police he had earlier tried to cross the border at Calais, Maine, but customs officers denied him entry because he was facing mischief charges in the U.S., lawyer Peter Thorn said Thursday. "He was told by the officer that until he got those cleared up, he wouldn't be admitted into Canada," the prosecutor said, according to Hamilton Spectator. Bennett was sentenced Thursday to two months in jail. Croix River in southeastern Maine and illegally enter New Brunswick late Wednesday, a Crown prosecutor says. Thorn said the provincial court in Saint John, N.B., was told Bennett purchased an air mattress at the local Walmart, inflated it and later used a wooden board to paddle across to an area near Ledge Road, southeast of St. Before Bennett pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday, he told police he had to reach his pregnant girlfriend in Canada because he was worried for her safety, Thorn said. "He said she had an ex-boyfriend who was threatening her, but that hasn't been confirmed by the other party," he said. Stephen, N.B. However, a local resident spotted the man, and he was later arrested by the RCMP and charged with failing to appear at the border crossing as required by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. "He was wet and carrying his boots ... walking toward the town," said Thorn, a lawyer representing the federal Public Prosecution Service of Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

education rules: The newspaper said the TDSB tried to accommodate the family by offering a variety of solutions, including one that would see the children learn about the history of music in Islam, but the father turned them down.A TDSB spokesman declined to discuss the case with The Canadian Press on Thursday citing privacy reasons, but he said the board "always works with parents to try to find some happy medium" while at the same time still following Ministry of Education rules."Unfortunately we can't offer exemptions because we are required to teach the Ontario curriculum," Ryan Bird said, according to Metro News. Lauren Bialystok, an assistant professor in ethics and education at the University of Toronto, believes the school board did the right thing by refusing to exempt the children from music class."An exemption gives too much power to parental management of the child education," she said. "It does a disservice to the student in question and to that student peers and it communicates that our diversity is such that we can't live together or learn about different things together. Mohammad Nouman Dasu has been engaged in a three-year fight with the Toronto District School Board over his decision to take his children home for an hour during music class, according to the Globe and Mail, which first reported about the case earlier this week. That a very dangerous message."John Ippolito, an associate professor in the faculty of education at York University, said he believes schools are doing a pretty good job in accommodating a whole slew of parental concerns, but the problem should never reach a standoff."This is a disaster, this is a situation that has to be avoided at all costs," he said. He been researching those dynamics over the past 15 years. "One thing I've come across in my research is this myth that some minority parents are never going to change — that baloney, that not true," he said. The problem, Ippolito said, lies in the question "where do you draw the line ""That the wrong question, that inflammatory," he said. "The kind of questions we should be asking is 'how do we move this conversation forward '"Ippolito believes the solution to these problems, which he said pop up all the time, rests in the relationships between educators and parents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year: Forbidden Fruit is Gail Pellett raw and highly personal memoir of the year, mid-1980 to mid-1981, when she lived in Beijing, according to Rabble. It examines a place in time -- China, just emerging from its traumatic, decade-long Cultural Revolution -- that has largely disappeared. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Still, the legacy of this shattering event continues to reverberate globally, affirmed by this year many reflections on the Cultural Revolution, 50 years after it began. Pellett was 37 in 1980, a Canadian radio documentarian who had moved to the United States at 21 and was shaped by the New Left and feminist politics of the 1960s and 1970s there. Forbidden Fruit explores a small part of this event immediate aftermath from the eyewitness perspective of a western woman intellectual, cultural and erotic encounter with a profoundly different world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gender equality: The Conservative MP from Ontario sparked some life into a sleepy summer leadership race last week when she emailed a survey — ending with solicitations for both votes and donations — to supporters that included a question about whether the federal government should screen potential immigrants and refugees for anti-Canadian values, according to Toronto Star. These include views on gender equality, religious tolerance, and belief in hard work. By Joanna Smith The Canadian Press Thu., Sept. 8, 2016 OTTAWA—The Conservative leadership campaign of Kellie Leitch is trying to goad her rivals and caucus colleagues into reacting to her proposal that newcomers be vetted for their values that make up a unified Canadian identity, a strategist says. This is about protecting Canadian values and people that believe that women are property, that they can be beaten and bought or sold, or believe that gays or lesbians should be stoned because of who they love, don't share in my opinion, basic Canadian values, Leitch said in an interview. Article Continued Below Conservative strategist Jason Lietaer said forcing a response is no doubt part of Leitch plan. Some other leadership hopefuls — as well as interim leader Rona Ambrose — have been come out against the idea to various degrees over the past week, and discussions are likely to continue behind closed doors at the Conservative caucus retreat next week in Halifax, where the nascent race to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper is expected to start picking up steam. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

john bennett: Twenty-five-year-old John Bennett told police he had earlier tried to cross the border at Calais, Maine, but customs officers denied him entry because he was facing mischief charges in the U.S., lawyer Peter Thorn said Thursday, according to The Chronicle Herald. He was told by the officer that until he got those cleared up, he wouldn't be admitted into Canada, the prosecutor said. Croix River in southeastern Maine and illegally enter New Brunswick late Wednesday, a Crown prosecutor says. Bennett was sentenced Thursday to two months in jail. Stephen, N.B. However, a local resident spotted the man, and he was later arrested by the RCMP and charged with failing to appear at the border crossing as required by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Thorn said the provincial court in Saint John, N.B., was told Bennett purchased an air mattress at the local Walmart, inflated it and later used a wooden board to paddle across to an area near Ledge Road, southeast of St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership campaign: The Ontario MP and former cabinet minister initially declined to get into the debate over a proposal from leadership rival Kellie Leitch to vet immigrants and refugees for their views on what she calls anti-Canadian values, according to CTV. The idea was first floated in a questionnaire her campaign emailed to thousands of potential supporters last week. That where our focus should be," Clement said in an interview from Montreal. But with discussion over the Leitch proposal still dominating the otherwise sleepy leadership campaign and other candidates speaking up, Clement said Thursday he decided to comment to keep the issue from overshadowing his policy announcement next week. Clement said he did not want to go into any detail about his security proposal before his formal news conference Monday, but did refer to a June 2015 report from the Senate national security committee. Clement said Leitch "trial balloon", is not the right approach. "I think spending our resources to have government personnel deciding who or who is not going to be a good Canadian is neither practical nor desirable, but I do believe that we should enhance our ability to screen out individuals who pose a threat to our society," Clement said. "That where our focus should be, not on the many immigrants who actually add to our society." Clement said that should he be selected as leader next May, the party will be "pro-Canadian values," but that is not all. "It will also be pro-immigration, it will be pro-national security and it will be pro-jobs and that the kind of party that can win the next election," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership race: The commissioner says the federal parties have repaid the contributions to the federal government. ——— The Liberal government wants to hear from Canadians about revamping national security legislation, according to The Chronicle Herald. The online consultation process opened Thursday, soliciting feedback on everything from preventing attacks to ensuring intelligence agencies are accountable. The commissioner says the contributions were given to the Liberals and Conservatives as well as contestants in the 2006 Liberal leadership race. The government has promised to repeal what it calls the problematic elements of the omnibus security legislation known as Bill C-51. Sajjan made the announcement at this year summit in London, where defence ministers from around the world gathered to pledge their support for peacekeeping and discuss the challenges of such missions. It was brought in by the previous Conservative government. ——— Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada will host a peacekeeping summit next year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslim hamiltonians: To call such incidents hate crimes "reduces its broad impact," Green said. 15 years after Hindu temple arson: How Hamilton changed forever How Hamilton lacks racial diversity in its 'corridors of power' "When you hear these stories of violence, you are afraid, and by that nature, that is a type of terrorist." Javid Mirza, former president of the Muslim Association of Hamilton, said during the chat that Muslim Hamiltonians were afraid to send their kids to school after 9/15, according to CBC. And many of them didn't. Matthew Green of Ward 3 says the arson, which happened four days after 9/11, created fear and intimidation in the local Hindu and Muslim communities. The 15th anniversary of the Hindu Temple arson has provided an opportunity to take stock of Hamilton efforts to become an inclusive city. You can watch the full panel discussion above. Green, Mirza and diversity consultant Evelyn Myrie talked for 30 minutes about the temple arson, how to move past just talk about diversity, the economics of racism measuring progress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marijuana recreationally: Canadian border guards are shown at the Douglas border crossing on the Canada-USA border in Surrey, B.C., on August 20, 2009. "Of course I'd smoked marijuana, Canada didn't even have a program back then, according to Huffington Post Canada. I smoked marijuana recreationally. Harvey has not been excluded for having a criminal record, or for trying to smuggle drugs into the U.S. He being punished for providing a seemingly harmless answer to a question posed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service. "They said that I was inadmissible because I admitted to smoking marijuana after the age of 18 and before I'd received my medical marijuana licence," he said. I guess I should have basically lied because now I am inadmissible apparently," he added. He was driving from Vancouver to Seattle for a concert when a customs officer noticed a marijuana magazine in his car. Harvey woes began In 2014 when he was 37. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saskatoon residents: I hope someone warned the Syrian refugees that the booms, bangs & other noise wasn't from weapons, she wrote in one tweet, according to CTV. Amazed that so many people do not know of connection between PTSD of war victims & soldiers, and fireworks which often triggers them, she wrote on Twitter after the backlash began. Saskatoon city councillor Pat Lorje posted the tweets on Saturday and Sunday after the city annual Potash Corp Fireworks Festival. On Twitter, Saskatoon residents called the tweets insensitive. People who have those conditions, whether they're refugees or not, they would be triggered with those kind of noises or anything that can remind people something similar to the trauma that they had, the group executive director, Ali Abukar, told CTV Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Open Door Society, which provides services to immigrants and refugees, says that while not all refugees suffer from PTSD, it possible that fireworks could reawaken awful memories in those that do. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

senate committees: The consultation, which can be found at runs until Dec. 1, according to Huffington Post Canada. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale makes a funding announcement during a visit to an immigrant holding centre in Laval, Que., on Aug. 15, 2016. The government opened an online consultation Thursday, soliciting feedback on everything from sharing information and preventing attacks to conducting surveillance and ensuring intelligence agencies are accountable. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told a news conference in Edmonton the government also hopes House of Commons and Senate committees will hold public hearings on the national security framework. In the 2015 election campaign, the Liberals promised to repeal "problematic elements" of omnibus security legislation, known as Bill C-51, ushered in by the previous Conservative government. It means any legislation flowing from these reviews would not be tabled until December at the earliest and more likely in late winter or spring 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

comparator cities: Waterloo improved its 2015 ranking of 16 to an enviable 10th position in 2016, according to Guelph Mercury. Whatever happened to A better Guelph, as boasted by current Mayor Cam Guthrie in his election Could it possibly be that Guelph was already a great city until he became mayor What else could account for such a steep drop of 17 places, when Waterloo, one of our comparator cities, has moved up six places Even Centre Wellington, formerly at position 52, is now breathing down our collective necks at position 34. Surprise! Surprise! Guelph has taken a nose-dive from a very fine ranking of 15th, based on 2014 data, to a less-than-stellar ranking of 32, based on 2015 data. Some may say that extraneous factors often cause cities to move up and down the rankings. Take Oakville, for example, since it is another of our comparator cities. Well, not exactly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership campaign: The Ontario MP and former cabinet minister initially declined to get into the debate over a proposal from leadership rival Kellie Leitch to vet immigrants and refugees for their views on what she calls anti-Canadian values, according to Guelph Mercury. The idea was first floated in a questionnaire her campaign emailed to thousands of potential supporters last week. That where our focus should be," Clement said in an interview from Montreal. But with discussion over the Leitch proposal still dominating the otherwise sleepy leadership campaign and other candidates speaking up, Clement said Thursday he decided to comment to keep the issue from overshadowing his policy announcement next week. Clement said he did not want to go into any detail about his security proposal before his formal news conference Monday, but did refer to a June 2015 report from the Senate national security committee. Clement said Leitch "trial balloon", is not the right approach. "I think spending our resources to have government personnel deciding who or who is not going to be a good Canadian is neither practical nor desirable, but I do believe that we should enhance our ability to screen out individuals who pose a threat to our society," Clement said. "That where our focus should be, not on the many immigrants who actually add to our society." Clement said that should he be selected as leader next May, the party will be "pro-Canadian values," but that is not all. "It will also be pro-immigration, it will be pro-national security and it will be pro-jobs and that the kind of party that can win the next election," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ledge road: Bennett was sentenced Thursday to two months in jail, according to Brandon Sun. Thorn said the provincial court in Saint John, N.B., was told Bennett purchased an air mattress at the local Walmart, inflated it and later used a wooden board to paddle across to an area near Ledge Road, southeast of St. Croix River in southeastern Maine and illegally enter New Brunswick late Wednesday, a Crown prosecutor John Bennett told police he had earlier tried to cross the border at Calais, Maine, but customs officers denied him entry because he was facing mischief charges in the U.S., lawyer Peter Thorn said Thursday."He was told by the officer that until he got those cleared up, he wouldn't be admitted into Canada," the prosecutor said. Stephen, N.B. However, a local resident spotted the man, and he was later arrested by the RCMP and charged with failing to appear at the border crossing as required by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act."He was wet and carrying his boots ... walking towards the town," said Thorn, a lawyer representing the federal Public Prosecution Service of Canada. Bennett has no fixed address but is believed to live in Calais. Before Bennett pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday, he told police he had to reach his pregnant girlfriend in Canada because he was worried for her safety, Thorn said."He said she had an ex-boyfriend who was threatening her, but that hasn't been confirmed by the other party," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toronto event: The other authors attending are Guy Gavriel Kay, Ian Hamilton, Teva Harrison and Kamal Al-Solaylee."There a real diversity in the people who will be there," Stuart said, according to The Waterloo Record. Word On The Street is a free national book and magazine festival held in cities across Canada, with the Toronto event on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Harbourfront Centre. Her first book — a thriller called "Still Mine" — came out in March and it been a whirlwind of exciting firsts ever since."It landed on the bestseller list right away in Canada and it pretty much stayed there ever since," she said. "The reality has gone so far beyond what I thought might happen, so it just been wonderful."Stuart is one of five top-selling authors speaking at a Word On The Street preview event being held at the Kitchener Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. The other host cities are Halifax, Saskatoon and Lethbridge. Stuart is happy to have more time to attend these events, now that she on leave from her job as high school guidance councillor to focus on writing two more books in the series. Kitchener hosted the festival for 15 years, but this year instead decided to hold a series of literary events. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border agents: The upshot, Will said, was that the deportation took "exponentially longer" than should have been the case. "It should have taken no more than a year for the CBSA to have deported Mr, according to Hamilton Spectator. Brown," Will told Superior Court Justice Alfred O'Marra. "It was cruel and unusual to detain Mr. In seeking compensation for Alvin Brown, lawyer Jared Will accused Canada Border Services Agency of negligence in removing his client from Canada. Brown, who had mental health issues, for nearly five years." Brown, 40, a father of six who suffers from schizophrenia, came to Canada as a child more than three decades ago. He was released from criminal custody in early 2011 but border agents detained him months later for violating release conditions. The government stripped him of his permanent residency after a series of convictions, most drug and weapons related. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

business: The Tichnov family says they can understand the challenges of starting a new business in a new country and say not being timid and making personal connections is key to success, according to CBC. Syrian entrepreneurs in Moncton cautioned to take it slow "Find the right people who will answer your questions," said co-owner Stanislav Tichnov. "We talked with interpreters who told us what to do, what licences we had to get." Yana Tichnov says her business that houses dozens of dogs started off with a single puppy. But now their Lovely Doggy House boarding and grooming business in Fredericton regularly houses dozens of dogs and is in the process of expanding once again. The dog daycare, groomer, and boarder business is always bursting at the seams with playful pooches, due in part to the family not being able to say no to dogs. "We didn't start out by saying we wanted a business," said Yana Tichnov. "It started from scratch. And because we love dogs, we bought another puppy." The Tichnov then started dog-sitting for neighbours. We just bought one puppy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: The upshot, Will said, was that the deportation took "exponentially longer" than should have been the case. "It should have taken no more than a year for the CBSA to have deported Mr, according to CBC. Brown," Will told Superior Court Justice Alfred O'Marra. "It was cruel and unusual to detain Mr. In seeking compensation for Alvin Brown, lawyer Jared Will accused Canada Border Services Agency of negligence in removing his client from Canada. Brown, who had mental health issues, for nearly five years." Immigration detention faces rare legal challenge today in provincial court Immigration detainees on hunger strike demand meeting with Goodale Federal government reviewing immigration detention process after string of deaths​ Brown, 40, a father of six who suffers from schizophrenia, came to Canada as a child more than three decades ago. He was released from criminal custody in early 2011 but border agents detained him months later for violating release conditions. The government stripped him of his permanent residency after a series of convictions, most of them drug and weapons related. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Wed., Sept. 7, 2016 A mentally ill man finally deported to Jamaica on Wednesday deserves compensation because his five years in immigration detention violated his rights and was inhumane and illegal, his lawyer told an Ontario court in Toronto, according to Toronto Star. In seeking compensation for Alvin Brown, lawyer Jared Will accused the Canada Border Services Agency of negligence in removing his client from Canada. He was deported to his native Jamaica on Wednesday. The upshot, Will said, was that the deportation took exponentially longer than should have been the case. Brown, Will told Superior Court Justice Alfred O'Marra. It should have taken no more than a year for the CBSA to have deported Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.