appropriation prize: So it doesn't take a genius to know that, if you're devoting an issue of your magazine to a celebration of Indigenous writers, you don't take the opportunity to encourage more white people to write about those subjects.I mean, as if we haven't had enough of that!Hal Niedzviecki paid the price, according to Rabble. This week he resigned as the editor of The Writers' Union of Canada's magazine, Write, after he wrote a piece called Winning the Appropriation Prize. More often, you do not. He said he didn't believe in cultural appropriation, and that writers he meant white writers should be encouraged to imagine other peoples, other cultures, other identities. The Writers' Union, which exists to promote the rights, freedoms, and economic well-being of all writers, had to apologize for its editor's defence of cultural appropriation. Many people -- including the writers published in his magazine thought it was insensitive and inappropriate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australian: If we believe that respect for women and children and saying no to violence is an Australian value, and it is, then why should that not be made a key part, a very fundamental part, a very prominent part, of our process to be an Australian citizen Mr, according to Globe and Mail. Turnbull asked last month. But they are really about exploiting largely, but not exclusively, working-class resentment toward visible minorities, especially if they're Muslims. Well, for starters, because it demonstrates an astonishing degree of contempt for the very values that liberal democracies such as Australia purport to champion. You'd almost think this cockeyed plan was something cooked up by Sir Lynton Crosby, the Australian political strategist who may or may not have been behind the 2015 election promise by former prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives to set up a barbaric cultural practices hotline. Is it really necessary to ask immigrants under which circumstances is it permissible to cut female genitals to convey the unacceptability of excision, which is already illegal You can only answer yes if the real objective of such a measure is to pander to a substantial, but misguided, group of voters who seeks to alleviate their own insecurities by humiliating others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

buck protocol: Comey's ouster Tuesday, while his FBI led an investigation into co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, raises the potential that a man long defined by his independent streak, willingness to buck protocol and even a flair for the dramatic could resurface to publicly rebut White House efforts to smear his reputation, according to Hamilton Spectator. He's not shy, and he's got a tremendous moral compass, said former FBI assistant director Jim Yacone. It's a combination of qualities that may come back to haunt the president who fired him. Above all, he will want to see the truth come out. It was a moment in history that he recounted three years later to a captivated congressional audience. Comey's reputation for independence predated his tenure as director and famously manifested itself in a 2004 hospital room clash with fellow Bush administration officials over a domestic surveillance program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

burundi: Under rows of white tents to represent refugee camps, residents of Montreal are meeting people who had to flee other countries in order to get a personal taste of how dramatically life can change, according to CTV. On Friday evening Fabien Cishahayo sat down for a meal with Montrealer Philippe Rochette. Cuisine Ta Ville is bringing people together over bowls of soup at Place des Arts. I'm from Burundi. Rochette found the story of his new friend fascinating. We're talking about the particular situation that happened there and he wants to know what the difference is between Burundi and Rwanda and what happened there, said Cishahayao. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate: According to Douah, she learned of the video contest from a poster in school, according to The Chronicle Herald. Her video, Combat Climate Change, Starting with the Food We Eat, focuses on the major impact meat consumption and food transportation has on climate change. The Grade 11 student submitted her one-minute video to the World of 7 Billion international student competition sponsored by Population Connection. Her video was selected by a panel of 33 judges. As an animator, she is self-taught. With the video, Douah says she wanted to emphasize what individuals can do to lessen the strain food production has on the climate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

faryal al-souki: Manitoba town pulls together to find interpreters for Swahili-speaking refugee family Teens travelling alone among latest asylum seekers walking into Manitoba She flashes her beautiful smile and all the apprehensions kind of dissipated, Willoughby said, according to CBC. Her new friend was Faryal Al-Souki, a Syrian refugee who came to Winnipeg last October with her six children. Alwina Willoughby still remembers the first time she saw her new friend at Welcome Place, a newcomer resettlement agency. The two women were paired up as part of a host matching program offered at Welcome Place. It's just incredibly rewarding experience that I recommend to anyone who might be considering becoming a volunteer, Willoughby said. It connects refugees with Canadians who want to form friendships and mentorships with newcomers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

finance industry: When I looked at employment options in the finance industry, I saw a lot of bilingual positions, she said, according to CBC. It makes me more employable all over Canada. It's a career move that made sense to the Indian-raised, Toronto-based financial analyst. Quebec launches 750K campaign to promote French classes Thousands of Ontario adults are in the same boat, and government numbers provided to CBC show the number of adults learning French as a second language throughout the province is steadily rising and hit more than 4,000 learners last year. FSL courses offered by 3 GTA school boards Funding has also gone up over the past decade, from under 1 million in 2006-2007 to 1.65 million last year. That's up from just under 3,000 back in the 2013-2014 year, according to the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, which has been funding school boards to provide FSL courses since 2006, when the program was transferred from the Ministry of Education. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

france: He's expected to name a prime minister imminently, and to show his commitment to reviving European unity, according to The Chronicle Herald. Macron takes his first presidential trip Monday to Berlin to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. Macron's presidency began with a visit to troops wounded in overseas combat a reminder of France's large global military presence and role in fighting extremists from Syria to Africa. In a lofty but lucid inaugural speech, Macron vowed to lift France out of its sense of decline and lost purpose, and seize again its place in the world. The division and fractures across our society must be overcome ... because the world expects us to be strong, solid, clairvoyant. The time has come for France to rise up to the occasion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

island: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations bestows the medals on Americans who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups, according to Metro News. A ceremony is being held Saturday on the New York harbour island. An Ellis Island International Medal of Honor is also going to Malala Yousafzai YOO'-sahf-zigh the teenager who won the Nobel Peace Prize after being shot in her native Pakistan while fighting for a girl's right to an education. Recipients in 2017 include Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya, Pepsi Co chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, journalist Fareed Zakaria, and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

matters: It matters because while there are more than enough talented people of colour in this industry -- even more so have come on board the last two decades -- those of us who are here are frustrated, according to Huffington Post Canada. We have so far to go. Too many times, when I would rather focus on where merit has brought me, I have to say it matters that a Chinese-Canadian journalist could be a managing editor of a newsroom that wasn't printing or broadcasting in Chinese. And it's beyond time to talk about it. Huff Post Canada's newsroom, circa 2016. It's time to start doing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

msf clinics: However, people escaping the region have long been painted as economic migrants by countries of refuge, including Canada, says the group, widely known by its French name, M decins Sans Fronti res, or MSF. Migrants wait in limbo, hoping for sanctuary in Canada Refugee claims at Canada-U.S. border have doubled A report released by MSF on Thursday draws on comprehensive medical data gathered by MSF teams on the ground in Mexico, according to CBC. Nearly 40 per cent of interviewed migrants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala treated in MSF clinics in Mexico cited direct attacks or threats to themselves or their families, extortion, or gang-forced recruitment as the main reasons for fleeing their countries. The aid group says an estimated 500,000 people from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala flee into Mexico every year from the three violence-plagued countries, where rates of murder, kidnapping and sexual violence are comparable to those in full-blown war zones. Of the refugees and migrants surveyed, nearly half had a relative who had been killed due to violence in the previous two years. While the dynamics are different, the situation in Central America is not dissimilar from the kind of forced migration I have seen working for this organization in the Middle East, or in places like South Sudan, says Cone. Canada must urgently rethink its approach to immigration from the region, including formal resettlement, said Jason Cone, executive director of MSF USA, who is calling the policies of refuge countries such as Canada and the United States as wholly inefficient to the gravity of the situation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ratings agency: The situation is bringing unwanted negative attention to Canada's financial system from abroad, according to Huffington Post Canada. Bets against the loonie and against Canadian banks are at elevated levels. Home Capital has seen 94 per cent of the deposits in its savings accounts disappear in recent weeks, as depositors fled the bank following allegations from the Ontario Securities Commission that management misled investors about mortgage fraud within its broker network. Ratings agency Moody's this week downgraded Canada's Big Six banks, warning that consumer debt levels are too high. Photo Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images Here are the latest developments in the Home Capital saga Morneau won't rule out federal bailout Finance Minister Bill Morneau did not rule out a taxpayer-funded bailout of Home Capital in an interview this week, but said he is looking for the private sector to find a solution. The Home Capital Group Inc. headquarters office is shown in Toronto on May 4, 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian refugees: When it comes to healthcare, some are still trying to find a family doctor and many can't afford a trip to the dentist just yet, according to CTV. But a group of dentists and dental hygienists from Montreal are addressing the need. It's not an easy adjustment, and some continue to face everyday obstacles. This weekend they offered a free dental clinic in Ville Saint-Laurent for Syrian refugees, in partnership with the Red Cross. Pointe-Claire orthodontist Dr. More than 150 people of all ages came out for their first visit to a dentist since arriving in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

torch-shaped sign: President Donald Trump's administration must announce by May 23 whether to continue that status for about 50,000 Haitians legally living and working in the U.S. before Jan. 12, 2011, according to Metro News. Otherwise they could face sudden deportation. Local media reported protesters waved signs, chanted and played music in support of an extension of Temporary Protective Status for Haitians.A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty held a torch-shaped sign that read, TPS is Liberty. Miami is home to thousands of Haitians, centred on its Little Haiti neighbourhood . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

training workshop: The candidates gathered in Paris for a training workshop for June's crucial parliamentary election, according to CTV. He has promised to renew France's political landscape with new figures coming from business, associative sectors.. The workshop comes a day before Macron is sworn into office. On Saturday, candidates running under his banner got to see just how different they are from politics as usual. His Republic on the Move movement has announced an initial list of 428 candidates for the 577 seats up for grabs in France's lower house of parliament. The average age of the candidates is 46, compared to 60 for the outgoing assembly. Many are newcomers in politics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

buck protocol: Comey's ouster Tuesday, while his FBI led an investigation into possible co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, raises the potential that a man long defined by his independent streak, willingness to buck protocol and even a flair for the dramatic could resurface to publicly rebut White House efforts to smear his reputation, according to Brandon Sun. Related Items Articles Clapper US govt 'under assault' by Trump after Comey firing He's not shy, and he's got a tremendous moral compass, said former FBI assistant director Jim Yacone. It's a combination of qualities that may come back to haunt the president who fired him. Above all, he will want to see the truth come out. It was a moment in history that he recounted three years later to a captivated congressional audience. Comey's reputation for independence predated his tenure as director and famously manifested itself in a 2004 hospital room clash with fellow Bush administration officials over a domestic surveillance program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

employment opportunities: His Biennale show, Tomorrow is Another Day, examines both allegorically and autobiographically what it is to be marginalized, part of a trend at the Biennale of artists engaging with communities on the fringe, according to Brandon Sun. But it is more than that for Bradford. Often they mix, as at the 57th Venice Biennale where he is representing the United States. Alongside his Biennale show, the Los Angeles-based artist is launching a six-year collaboration with a Venice non-profit that provides employment opportunities at a local prison. While some artists may opt for the bubble where art speaks for itself, not Bradford. His project, an extension of programs in Los Angeles with foster children and engagements in other cities where he's produced art, involves helping female inmates make artisanal products to sell at a Venice shop. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american catastrophe: Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Heather Mallick Columnist Fri., May 12, 2017 I am so in love with being Canadian right now, according to Toronto Star. I have a crush on my own country. Earlier, Thursday, protesters raised an anti-abortion flag at city hall that was later taken down after some councillors and others expressed outrage and demanded it be removed. Patriotism has always seemed a bit silly but in the Canadian nation's 150th year, look at the American catastrophe and take a little comfort. We will welcome you. Come to us, good Americans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

art program: Workers and volunteers are also available to supervise children while moms participate in the classes, according to CBC. A social worker also attends to help facilitate the program. The partnership between the Mackenzie Art Gallery and the Regina Immigrant Women Centre provides guidance and supplies to help develop the women's artistic skills. Weekend walking tours show another side of Regina neighbourhoods Buffalo, symbol of strength and perseverance, highlights new art at Regina cancer centre Nicolle Nugent, the gallery's co-ordinator of public programs and community engagement, said the REALI art program is part of the gallery's mandate to be open and inclusive. So we've been able to really accomplish a lot of great activity and energy with these women in our studios. It's been really wonderful to see how the actual act of making art can transcend language, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vehicles: But Metrolinx said Bombardier missed a series of deadlines and grew concerned that the vehicles wouldn't be ready in time, according to Globe and Mail. Last month, an Ontario judge blocked the agency's attempt to scrap the Bombardier contract. Metrolinx originally signed a 770-million deal with Bombardier for vehicles for the Eglinton Crosstown which is set to open in 2021 and other transit lines. The Alstom deal provides a backup for Metrolinx in the event that Bombardier doesn't come through on the Eglinton Crosstown project. This is the daily Morning Update newsletter. If Bombardier delivers, the Alstom vehicles will be used on other LRT lines. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

contact everyone: He hasn't heard from parents left behind in Jordan, presumably because they fear the same fate if they make contact, according to The Chronicle Herald. Everyone is afraid, he said by Skype from Syria's Daraa province. After more than four years in Jordan, the 31-year-old is back in a war zone where he fears for his family's safety and struggles to find work. Deportations from Jordan have spiked in recent months, with entire Syrian families sent back for the first time, including large numbers of children, said two international aid officials. The international group Human Rights Watch said it has documented numerous cases since 2014 of Jordan forcibly returning Syrian asylum seekers to Syria. One official said that more than one-third of several thousand refugees who went back to Syria between January and April were forcibly deported, while others returned voluntarily. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ebb: The lead the Liberals ostensibly took into the election was unsustainable, according to The Chronicle Herald. The battle for the hearts and minds of the six-in-10 eligible voters who may cast ballots is fully joined just as the race enters the pivotal final two weeks. So now it's on. It's fun to watch the ebb and flow of polls and if a clear trend emerges the numbers can, with some reliably, foreshadow the outcome. This thing's gotten tighter. But to date the polling confirms the predictable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

david millar: During debates in the early 1830s about finally putting a name to the muddy crossroads settlement, the Millars had vigorous discussions with their Germanic immigrant neighbours, according to Hamilton Spectator. Berlin won out and of course was changed to Kitchener in 1916. Around 1830, Frederick, William and David Millar opened the first store in a tiny hamlet south of Waterloo. Had Dundee been the choice, there would have been no First World War name change and nowadays the phrase Dundee-Waterloo would be common. Frederick eventually joined a fourth brother, John, at a promising site on Alder Creek in southeast Wilmot Township which they christened New Dundee. The Millars lost the argument so they dispersed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government decree: By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Fri., May 12, 2017 Shortly after the attempted coup last July against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime, Inan Korkmaz found out from an online government decree that his government scholarship had been cancelled, according to Toronto Star. The Queen's University computer engineering student also learned his educational credentials would not be recognized in Turkey because he was connected with the FETO short for Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organization, which is how the Turkish government refers to the movement it claims was behind the July 15 coup. Mehmet Caman, a visiting political science professor at Newfoundland's Memorial University, said, There's no rule of law in Turkey now. With his postgraduate studies and status in Canada in jeopardy, Korkmaz went to the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa for assistance. The government shut down my bank account and my family couldn't send money to help me, said Korkmaz, 29, who came to study in Canada in 2011 on the scholarship and was granted asylum in March. Instead, officials there seized his passport, according to his asylum claim filed in January. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration attorney: The women are now all U.S. citizens, according to Metro News. I want them to see that anything is possible if you work hard, said Linnette De Los Santos, who immigrated with her family from the Dominican Republic when she was 5 years old. The contestants know what they are talking about as they were all born in other countries and immigrated to the U.S. at young ages as their families pursued their versions of the American Dream. As Miss USA, I would love to be able to be that inspiration for our immigrant community. The competition airs Sunday from Las Vegas. If I would have stopped following my dreams and working hard towards what I wanted, I wouldn't be sitting here as Miss Florida USA or in law school ready to become an immigration attorney. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jeanette vizguerra: Michael Bennet, according to Metro News. Bennet filed bills to help her and another Colorado Mexican immigrant, Arturo Hernandez, remain in the United States under a process that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently announced would be scaled back.ICE says 30 immigrants who had bills filed before May 5 will be grandfathered and given two-year deportation delays. Jeanette Vizguerra vihz-GEHR'-uh left the First Baptist Church near the state capitol on Friday after winning the deportation delay following the intervention of U.S. Sen. From now on, the relatively small number of immigrants who get bills filed on their behalf will only be eligible for stays up to six months with the possibility of one 90-day extension. 11 50 a.m.A Mexican immigrant who lived in a Denver church for three months to avoid immigration authorities is vowing to fight for another woman still in hiding. Speaking to the crowd while holding her daughter's hand, she said she is happy to be with her family for Mother's Day but sad that Ingrid Encalada Latorre is still living in a Quaker meeting house in Denver because she's facing removal from the United States.U.S. Sen. Jeanette Vizguerra vihz-GEHR'-uh left the First Baptist Church near the state capitol on Friday surrounded by her children and supporters after they say she won a two-year deportation delay. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.