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marketing certificate: It was a very well recognized school, with more than 50 years as an iconic institution for design in Latin America, according to NOW Magazine. It was a great school, but unfortunately, with all the issues and problems in my country, it closed its doors some years ago. I supervise five designers and all the work they do for the different brands that belong to Sunwing, from flyers and brochures to newspaper, online and social media ads.I studied design at the Newman Design Institute in Caracas, Venezuela. When I came to Canada five years ago, I got a marketing certificate at George Brown Continuing Education. I consider that agency my school in terms of advertising. I used to work as an art director for the ad agency J. Walter Thompson in Venezuela. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monsef story: That prompted some people, including Conservative MP Tony Clement, to say she should step down from her position pending an inquiry into her citizenship application, according to The Waterloo Record. But Trudeau said people shouldn't be mixing Monsef story with those of people who have lied to get into the country. "People are mixing very different situations for political reasons," he told reporters. Maryam Monsef said in September she had recently found out she was born in Iran and not in Afghanistan as her mother had always told her. Trudeau said that sometimes when people are fleeing war — as in Monsef case — "there is not always perfect clarity on which side of the border one is born." People should not mix those cases with "very deliberate acts of omission or dishonesty in trying to get Canadian citizenship through fraudulent declarations or attestations," Trudeau said. By The Canadian Press Certain refugee-rights groups have said the federal government has revoked the citizenship of some people who are in a position similar to Monsef's. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

school yard: Trump, delivering a get-out-the-vote speech in the Philadelphia suburbs with less than a week to go before Election Day. "It is never okay when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked" in the school yard, she argued, but it is "absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet. "Related Items Articles Clinton campaign taps star power as Trump goes it alone"We have to find a better way to talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other," she said, according to Brandon Sun. The highly personal speech, which also touched on conversations with her young son, her marriage and her own experience as an immigrant, appeared aimed at humanizing her husband in front of an audience of suburban women who are critical to Trump hopes in Pennsylvania and other key states. Her description of the perils of social media seemed at odds with her husband divisive and bullying rhetoric throughout the campaign."Our culture has gotten too mean and too rough, especially to children and teenagers," said Mrs. For years, Trump has used his Twitter account to berate and insult his rivals along with reporters, pundits and others who he feels have slighted him. Nonetheless, Mrs. Some educators have even described a so-called "Trump effect" increase in bullying inspired by Trump bombastic rhetoric. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

seagal: Seagal is the latest in a string of foreign celebrities to be awarded Russian nationality by the Kremlin in recent years, according to The Waterloo Record. Others include French actor Gerard Depardieu and U.S. boxer Roy Jones Jr. The 64-year-old Seagal has been a regular visitor to Russia in recent years and has accompanied Putin to several martial arts events, as well as vocally defending the Russian leader policies and criticizing the U.S. government. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that Seagal "has been insistent for a long time in asking to be granted Russian citizenship," adding that "he is known for his warm feelings to our country, he never made a secret of it, and he also a well-known actor, which gave grounds to make him a Russian citizen." Seagal did not immediately comment, though he has previously offered fulsome praise of Putin in numerous appearances on Russian state media. He also visited Russian ally and neighbour Belarus in August and sampled local vegetables with President Alexander Lukashenko. Seagal called Putin "one of the greatest world leaders if not the greatest world leader alive today" in a 2013 interview with the Russian state-owned TV channel RT. "He cares more about Russia than anybody I know and he not afraid to stand up and do what needs to get done." Besides his martial arts engagements with Putin, Seagal, who is Buddhist, has been a regular visitor to Buddhist regions of Russia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spread west: Yet we do remember bits of what happened a year ago, according to Vancouver Courier. With sinking hearts we watched a tide of red spread west across the nation ridings. Stephen Who What Huh After the last federal election, we probably have PTSD. Can't remember that much. It was like someone sawed a Canadian beaver in half and splashed its entrails across the 49th parallel. However, we respected the will of the electorate. It hurt that much. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alex sangha: It described as a social, cultural, and support group for LGBTQ South Asians and their friends, families, and allies. "His father was sending money to relatives in Surrey, according to CBC. When they found out he was gay, they cut him off and the family kicked him out," said Sangha. "Because he on a student visa, he got caught in the gap. Sher Vancouver was created in 2008 by Alex Sangha. He doesn't qualify for any services — you have to support yourself when you're on a student visa." Sangha has launched online fundraising to help support the student. "What we want to do is finish his two semesters in school. He says attitudes among South Asians towards homosexuality have changed over the years. "It really getting better," said Sangha. "I don't want to stigmatise or stereotype the whole South Asian community because over the last 8 years there been a lot of progress ." The young man is currently staying with a member of the Sher community until more permanent housing can be found. "We've had other immigrants contact us in the past but they've always had some resources that they could go to — whether it was an immigrant agency or a settlement agency...in this case this person is 21. We're fundraising for his tuition, we're fundraising for his immigration application,we're asking for $3500 from the public." Attitudes changing Sangha said Sher Vancouver receives about 20-25 emails a month asking for information or referrals for support services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-black racism: We think of ourselves as a country of immigrants, yet people who look different are still singled out, according to Huffington Post Canada. People won't sit next to me on the subway, reads a poster for a new ad campaign created by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants . I'm so sick of people constantly asking to touch my hair, another says. It Toronto official motto and Canada most celebrated value. Anti-black racism is alive and well in Canada, the council executive director Debbie Douglas told The Huffington Post Canada. A new campaign targeting racism was launched in Toronto on Wednesday. It informs how black folk walk and live their lives. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

barber shops: The president put the current situation bluntly. "The African-American vote right now is not as solid as it needs to be," he said in a radio interview that aired Wednesday, according to Hamilton Spectator. He described the conversations going on in the barber shops and beauty salons of black neighbourhoods — "We love Barack, we especially love Michelle, and so it was exciting, and now we're not excited as much" — then urged voters to help cement his legacy by electing his preferred successor. Advance voting data shows a dip from the record-smashing participation in 2012 where African-Americans made history by surpassing whites in turnout percentage. Betty Soulfood Restaurant is the kind of place he talking about. His likeness graces every wall: there an Obama calendar, an Obama picture, a sketch of Obama with Martin Luther King Jr., and, peering out from behind the coffee-maker, an image of Obama in sunglasses. In this popular African-American-run spot off the main Florida highway, it impossible to ignore the affection for the first black president. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

book shop: Prosecutor Mohsin Dawar says the court dismissed the plea Wednesday, citing lack of evidence to prove Pakistani citizenship, according to Huffington Post Canada. Gulla gained worldwide fame in 1984 as an Afghan refugee after war photographer Steve McCurry photograph of her, with piercing green eyes, was published on the cover of National Geographic. Sharbat Gulla has denied the charges, insisting she didn't fraudulently obtain Pakistani nationality. Pakistan Inam Khan, owner of a book shop shows a copy of a magazine with the photograph of Afghan refugee woman Sharbat Gulla, from his rare collection in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 26, 2016. She surfaced in Pakistan in 2014, but went into hiding when authorities accused her of buying a fake Pakistani identity card. McCurry found her again in Afghanistan in 2002. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cape breton: We need a leader who will beat Trudeau in the next election, who knows what Canada looks like from the bottom, who will work to create opportunity for every striver at every age," said Raitt, before going on to tell her viewers that she is that leader, according to The Chronicle Herald. Raitt did not respond to a request for an interview Wednesday, but is planning to make a full announcement Thursday morning in Toronto. The video has Raitt, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Milton, narrating over archival photographs from Cape Breton, N.S., where she grew up, as well as family photographs from her childhood, which she said included financial struggles. "They tell us it the era of 'sunny ways,' yet so many can't see the sun," said Raitt, playing off an oft-used Liberal phrase. "Canada needs a leader who is going to fight for the striving many, not just the privileged few. The party has confirmed that she has filed the necessary paperwork to run. Would a Nova Scotia born leader make you more likely to vote Conservative She dropped hints about joining the leadership race all summer and last month stepped down from her role as Conservative finance critic so she could continue to explore the possibility of a bid. First elected as a Conservative MP in 2008, Raitt served as minister for natural resources, labour and then transport under Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cape breton: We need a leader who will beat Trudeau in the next election, who knows what Canada looks like from the bottom, who will work to create opportunity for every striver at every age," said Raitt, before going on to tell her viewers that she is that leader, according to The Waterloo Record. Raitt did not respond to a request for an interview Wednesday, but is planning to make a full announcement Thursday morning in Toronto. The video has Raitt, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Milton, narrating over archival photographs from Cape Breton, N.S., where she grew up, as well as family photographs from her childhood, which she said included financial struggles. "They tell us it the era of 'sunny ways,' yet so many can't see the sun," said Raitt, playing off an oft-used Liberal phrase. "Canada needs a leader who is going to fight for the striving many, not just the privileged few. The party has confirmed that she has filed the necessary paperwork to run. She dropped hints about joining the leadership race all summer and last month stepped down from her role as Conservative finance critic so she could continue to explore the possibility of a bid. First elected as a Conservative MP in 2008, Raitt served as minister for natural resources, labour and then transport under Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cuckold: There must be women out there who would love to have a loving, doting boyfriend or husband waiting at home while they go out with other men, but I tend to attract women who want the alpha male type, according to NOW Magazine. What can I do to find - or attract - the kind of woman I'm interested in Or should I go in for vanilla dating and then have a discussion about cuckolding after we've started having sex Another Lad Pursuing Humiliating Action"Most women, even dominant women, are still looking for guys who look like they 'kick ass and take names' in every other aspect of their lives," said Flee Market, one of the moderators of r/cuckold on Reddit. "As for how to find dominant women, I see a lot of submissive guys on various websites - Reddit, OkCupid, Tinder, Fet Life - and something they don't understand is that women looking for sex or love online tend to get buried in unsolicited PMs from thirsty guys. On the inside, though, I would like to find a strong, confident woman who wants a cuckolding relationship: she sleeps with other men while I am faithful and submissive to her. That makes it hard to find that one respectful PM from a guy like our letter writer here. In an effort to wrest "cuck" back from the bigots, and to mark the waning days of the Trump campaign, I'm dedicating this week column to "cuck" as properly understood: a guy who wants his partner to sleep with other men. The signal gets lost in the noise."Before we get to some practical advice for ALPHA, a quick word about the term "cuck." While it has long been an affectionate/horny term embraced by self-identified cuckold fetishists, the alt-right has attempted to turn "cuck" into a term of abuse, hurling it at any straight white man who gives a shit about racial justice, police brutality and the plight of undocumented immigrants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hot-button subject: How many newcomers should be admitted, who gets in, where do they go and how should we help them — these are fair, if contentious, questions even in one of the most open and tolerant countries on Earth, according to The Waterloo Record. The federal government knows this well and acted wisely on Monday when it held the line on its 2017 immigration targets. But it is also a nation where immigration remains a hot-button subject. And it made this decision despite the recent call from its own Advisory Council on Economic Growth to aggressively boost annual immigration by a staggering 50 per cent over the next five years — to 450,000 newcomers. While Immigration Minister John McCallum didn't shut the door on the higher target, he opted to keep the goal for 2017 the same as in 2016: 300,000 newcomers. Those would mean levels never seen before in Canadian history but were justified, according to the advisory panel, because they would spur growth that would enrich us all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

deaths: Evidence heard at trial included various statements the accused made before and after the deaths, according to Globe and Mail. For example, on police-installed listening devices, Mohammad Shafia was heard making derogatory comments about his daughters for dating, and accused them of shaming the family with their behaviour. Despite a lack of eyewitness testimony, the prosecution maintained the deaths were planned and deliberate, even if the exact role each accused played was unclear. He also referred to them as whores. They betrayed us immensely. We lost our honour, Shafia said at one point. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

euros: The tally so far is more than 30,000 euros . The bailiff could confiscate goods to pay the fines."We're going to use all possible legal means to fight this affair, according to Metro News. This is going too far," Francken told state broadcaster RTBF on Tuesday. Immigration Minister Theo Francken, whose office supervises Belgium visa authority, has been visited by a bailiff directed by the tribunal, demanding 1,000 euros per person for each day that visas are not delivered. Friends in the city of Namur have offered to lodge and feed the family. He also believes the government and not courts should rule on visa policy. But Francken said their links with the would-be refugees are tenuous and that granting visas could set a precedent that would open the floodgates to other demands. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fairbanks employees: It was big, according to Hamilton Spectator. Maybe 12 or 15 feet long. Two employees of the Alaskan Bureau of Land Management, Craig McCaa and Ryan Delaney, caught whatever it was video. The Bureau of Land Management posted the mysterious film to Facebook at the end of October. "Our Fairbanks employees captured this strange 'thing,' swimming in the Chena River," the post read. The wildness continued beyond Wednesday. Hashtag Wild Wednesday, it added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

n.s .,: We need a leader who will beat Trudeau in the next election, who knows what Canada looks like from the bottom, who will work to create opportunity for every striver at every age," said Raitt, before going on to tell her viewers that she is that leader, according to CTV. Raitt did not respond to a request for an interview Wednesday, but is planning to make a full announcement Thursday morning in Toronto. The video has Raitt, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Milton, narrating over archival photographs from Cape Breton, N.S., where she grew up, as well as family photographs from her childhood, which she said included financial struggles. "They tell us it the era of 'sunny ways,' yet so many can't see the sun," said Raitt, playing off an oft-used Liberal phrase. "Canada needs a leader who is going to fight for the striving many, not just the privileged few. The party has confirmed that she has filed the necessary paperwork to run. She dropped hints about joining the leadership race all summer and last month stepped down from her role as Conservative finance critic so she could continue to explore the possibility of a bid. First elected as a Conservative MP in 2008, Raitt served as minister for natural resources, labour and then transport under Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police board: Levy has already served six years on the civilian board, which sets police policies and oversees a $164-million budget, according to Hamilton Spectator. Tick has served two years. According to Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin, the province is set on reappointing board members Madeleine Levy to another two-year term and Stan Tick for three more years. Both their current terms are set to expire this week. The seven-member police board is entirely white. By not replacing one or both with a qualified member of a visible minority the province has blown an opportunity to reflect Hamilton growing diversity, says Javid Mirza, a well-known member of the Muslim community."It too bad," said a disappointed Mirza, who submitted his own name to the province as a potential appointee at, he says, the urging of members of the Muslim community."I think the city has to look the way the city population is."About 18 per cent of Hamilton population is made up of visible minorities, including aboriginal Canadians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ratio: Two main groups stand out in those traffic stop arrests: Middle Eastern and black men, according to Huffington Post Canada. Indeed, according to the study, Middle Eastern men were arrested 3.3 times more than what should be the case according to their representation in the Ottawa population. Things should be named as they are and in this regard the study is very explicit and indicative of racial profiling, at least used in arresting people from certain communities. For black drivers, this ratio was 2.3, while the ratio for white drivers was 0.9, slightly lower than their actual representation in the population. This is more evidence to deconstruct the popular saying that "there is no smoke without fire." A high number of arrests from certain racialized groups doesn't necessarily mean these individuals were deserving of it; thus, we can safely say that sometimes we might have "smoke" without having a "fire." The study goes further than simple traffic stops. What is even more disturbing is that the final outcome of these arrests showed that racialized groups are indeed more likely to be "let go" than the mainstream. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

renee dupuis: She chaired the Indian Specific Claims Commission, a federal commission of inquiry, and the Barreau du Quebec committee on the rights of aboriginal peoples, according to CTV. She has also worked on training activities for women and women support organizations. Here a brief look at each of them: Renee Dupuis A lawyer and writer, Dupuis specializes in the fields of administrative law, human rights and indigenous law. Her book, Justice for Canada Aboriginal Peoples, won the 2001 Governor General Award for Non-Fiction. He chaired the Union of Quebec Municipalities for almost four years, from 2010 to 2014. Eric Forest Mayor of Rimouski since 2005, Forest has worked on development in eastern Quebec for over 40 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sahar shafia: Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya, and their son Hamed Shafia -- immigrants originally from Afghanistan -- were jointly convicted of murder in 2012, according to CTV. They were arrested three weeks after the victims -- Zainab Shafia, 19, Sahar Shafia, Geeti Shafia, 13, and Rona Amir Mohammad, 58 -- were found in a submerged car at the Kingston Mills locks near Kingston, Ont. In unanimously rejecting an appeal by the Shafia family members, Ontario top court ruled among things that expert evidence on so-called honour killings had been properly admitted at their trial and the son was properly tried as an adult. "Honour was a recurrent theme of discussions among the appellants after the deaths of the deceased," the Court of Appeal for Ontario said in its decision. Autopsies found they had drowned. Despite a lack of eyewitness testimony, the prosecution maintained the deaths were planned and deliberate, even if the exact role each accused played was unclear. At trial, the accused argued unsuccessfully that the deaths were accidental. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shawk alani: Michael C. Stephenson, the Director of Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre, according to Rabble. This interview was followed by an interview with Maisie Lo, the Director of Immigrant Services at Wood Green Community Centre, and an interview with Shawk Alani, of Simon Fraser University who put together a photography summer camp for Syrian refugee kids. Our first interview on this subject was with Dr. Everybody has talked about the challenges facing us but also of the need to build a community and connections. This time the Activist Toolkit focusing on private sponsorship of refugees. These types of connections are what makes refugee programs successful. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

training activities: She chaired the Indian Specific Claims Commission, a federal commission of inquiry, and the Barreau du Quebec committee on the rights of aboriginal peoples, according to Metro News. She has also worked on training activities for women and women support organizations. Here a brief look at each of them: Renee DupuisA lawyer and writer, Dupuis specializes in the fields of administrative law, human rights and indigenous law. Her book, Justice for Canada Aboriginal Peoples, won the 2001 Governor General Award for Non-Fiction. He chaired the Union of Quebec Municipalities for almost four years, from 2010 to 2014. Eric Forest Mayor of Rimouski since 2005, Forest has worked on development in eastern Quebec for over 40 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

n.s .,: We need a leader who will beat Trudeau in the next election, who knows what Canada looks like from the bottom, who will work to create opportunity for every striver at every age," said Raitt, before going on to tell her viewers that she is that leader, according to Guelph Mercury. Raitt did not respond to a request for an interview Wednesday, but is planning to make a full announcement Thursday morning in Toronto. The video has Raitt, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Milton, narrating over archival photographs from Cape Breton, N.S., where she grew up, as well as family photographs from her childhood, which she said included financial struggles. "They tell us it the era of 'sunny ways,' yet so many can't see the sun," said Raitt, playing off an oft-used Liberal phrase. "Canada needs a leader who is going to fight for the striving many, not just the privileged few. The party has confirmed that she has filed the necessary paperwork to run. She dropped hints about joining the leadership race all summer and last month stepped down from her role as Conservative finance critic so she could continue to explore the possibility of a bid. First elected as a Conservative MP in 2008, Raitt served as minister for natural resources, labour and then transport under Harper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

renee dupuis: She chaired the Indian Specific Claims Commission, a federal commission of inquiry, and the Barreau du Quebec committee on the rights of aboriginal peoples, according to The Waterloo Record. She has also worked on training activities for women and women support organizations. Here a brief look at each of them: Renee Dupuis A lawyer and writer, Dupuis specializes in the fields of administrative law, human rights and indigenous law. Her book, Justice for Canada Aboriginal Peoples, won the 2001 Governor General Award for Non-Fiction. He chaired the Union of Quebec Municipalities for almost four years, from 2010 to 2014. Eric Forest Mayor of Rimouski since 2005, Forest has worked on development in eastern Quebec for over 40 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sahar shafia: Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya, and their son Hamed Shafia — immigrants originally from Afghanistan — were jointly convicted of murder in 2012, according to Guelph Mercury. They were arrested three weeks after the victims — Zainab Shafia, 19, Sahar Shafia, Geeti Shafia, 13, and Rona Amir Mohammad, 58 — were found in a submerged car at the Kingston Mills locks near Kingston, Ont. In unanimously rejecting an appeal by the Shafia family members, Ontario top court ruled among things that expert evidence on so-called honour killings had been properly admitted at their trial and the son was properly tried as an adult. "Honour was a recurrent theme of discussions among the appellants after the deaths of the deceased," the Court of Appeal for Ontario said in its decision. Autopsies found they had drowned. Despite a lack of eyewitness testimony, the prosecution maintained the deaths were planned and deliberate, even if the exact role each accused played was unclear. At trial, the accused argued unsuccessfully that the deaths were accidental. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.