ben perryman: Abdi came to Nova Scotia as a refugee from Somalia with his sister and aunts when he was six years old, according to CBC. He grew up in provincial foster care, but officials never applied for his Canadian citizenship. He was incredibly relieved with the result and to learn that he's not going to lose his permanent resident status before he gets to have his day in court, said Ben Perryman, Abdi's Halifax-based lawyer, who will represent him at Federal Court. Abdi was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency earlier this year after serving nearly five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault. Former child refugee's deportation hearing temporarily paused Perryman has asked the Federal Court for a warning letter instead of a deportation order. He was subsequently released to a halfway house. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

census data: There were a lot of changes made under the government and the impacts of those changes are reflected in the latest census data, said Andrew Griffith, who will present his analysis at a national immigration conference in Calgary on Thursday, according to Toronto Star. Although the changes only came in 2010, immigrants who landed four or five years earlier were still subject to those changes. According to a new analysis, Canada's overall naturalization rate fell to 82.7 per cent from 85.6 per cent in that period, during which the former Conservative government, under then prime minister Stephen Harper, raised the residency, language and knowledge requirements, as well as the citizenship application fee. The changes were not just going forward, but they applied to people who had already submitted their applications. Article Continued Below Over 90 per cent of immigrants who came to Canada before 1981 were Canadian citizens in 2016, about the same rate for those who arrived in the two decades after them. Based on the latest census data, Griffith, a retired director general of the Immigration Department's citizenship and multiculturalism branch, examined citizenship rates by region of birth, province, education, age, income, gender and immigration class before and after the Harper government's citizenship reforms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

civil-rights icon: Yet she remains unknown to most Americans, according to The Chronicle Herald. Among Mexican-Americans, however, she's a civil-rights icon. Robert Kennedy minutes before he was assassinated, inspired Barack Obama's 2008 Yes We Can presidential campaign slogan with her Si, Se Puede rallying cry and has continued her social activism as she approaches her 90th birthday. She draws excitement at rallies for ethnic studies in Arizona, gatherings for women's rights in Albuquerque and even for a cameo appearance at this year's Academy Awards. Dolores is scheduled to air on most PBS stations on Tuesday. Now the social activist is the subject of Dolores, a new PBS documentary from Independent Lens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

india: One last, last chance accused in honour killing case appeal for clemency Jaswinder Sidhu's mom, uncle ordered extradited to India over her slaying According to documents filed in the case, Darshan Singh Sidhu became a permanent resident on May 4, 2008, when he landed at Vancouver International Airport along with his wife and son, according to CBC. He was on parole at the time after being convicted, in India, of murder three years earlier. The revelation the latest twist in a story that dates back to a notorious slaying in the province of Punjab in 2000 is laid out in a recent federal court ruling. The court documents say the family was sponsored by his daughter, who is married to the son of one of two Canadians currently fighting extradition to India for allegedly masterminding Jassi Sidhu's killing. The federal court file includes a photocopy of the form. Darshan Singh Sidhu first applied for permanent resident status in 2007. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

college conference: About 30 members of the group, wearing hats and T-shirts bearing the group's logo, took seats in the audience at a library at C GEP douard-Montpetit Wednesday just ahead of a presentation by sociology professor Martin Geoffroy on the extremist characteristics of La Meute, according to Toronto Star. Geoffroy's presentation demonstrated the ways in which La Meute's activities and communications met the definition of an extremist group. Dozens of members of the right-wing group La Meute showed up to a college conference on extremism south of Montreal to challenge academic researchers describing their anti-immigration movement as radical. He said such groups generally subscribe to conspiracy theories, decry political elites, exercise strict control over members and call for a return to the traditions of the past. I am guilty of wanting to protect our identity, our culture, our heritage. The disgruntled mumbling and snickering of La Meute members turned into heckling, followed by outright denunciation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

faith goldy: Ontario university won't stop talk by anti-immigration speaker Faith Goldy 13 people named to Wilfrid Laurier freedom of expression task force More than 100 people protested outside the centre, yelling shame and no Nazis at Laurier! as the event was about to take place, according to CBC. No nazis at Laurier protestors sing to show dissent against tonight's public talk featuring Faith Goldy at Wilfrid Laurier University peggylam The talk was set to start at 7 15 p.m. More than 175 people lined up at Paul Martin Centre in Waterloo, Ont., to see her speak about keeping Canada's borders closed to immigration. ET. At approximately 7 20 p.m, a fire alarm was pulled and police evacuated the building, preventing anyone from entering the Paul Martin Centre. Organizer 'super disappointed' Shepherd, the co-founder of the campus group Laurier Society for Open Inquiry, said she's super disappointed at the outcome. Event attendees then moved to Veterans' Green park, on the other side of campus, where Lindsay Shepherd, the organizer of the event, announced the talk was cancelled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home language: We still speak Tagalog at home because they should still look after their roots, Michelle Silvestre said, according to CTV. Almost three years ago, Silvestre and her family left the Philippines for life in Canada. But his mother, Michelle Silvestre, hopes Quentin will learn the song in his home language too. Friends already in the country suggested the Silvestre's move to prairies. Saskatchewan's small communities and economic opportunities are a draw for the thousands of Filipino immigrants who've moved to Saskatchewan, according to Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison. They recommended living in Regina because it's quiet and peaceful, and there's a lot of job opportunities, Silvestre said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

joly: Heritage Minister M lanie Joly, who will oversee the work, said the government wants to find real solutions to real problems, particularly on fundamental rights, access to justice and jobs, according to Toronto Star. Read more Report says Indigenous people in Toronto are far more likely to be homeless, unemployed and hungry Article Continued Below Census vastly undercounts Indigenous population in Toronto, study says Justin Trudeau promises new focus on rights of Indigenous peoples Joly said the government won't run broad consultations on racism, opting instead to speak with different stakeholders about spending on programs outlined in the budget. react-empty 144 Previous efforts to talk about racism have not gone well. The Liberals will soon launch consultations on a national anti-racism strategy promised in February's budget. Concerns about free speech forced their way into discussions around a Liberal MP's motion condemning Islamophobia. The Liberals are now looking to avoid the same pitfalls. Similarly, the Quebec government's plan to consult on systemic racism was met with objections that forced the province to tone down its plans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

liberties affiliates: The lawyers say U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been searching buses more often to check the immigration status of travellers singling out people based on race or their appearance, according to Metro News. Border Patrol has the power to operate immigration checkpoints and conduct other activities within 100 miles 160 kilometres of a U.S. land or coastal border according to a federal law. The American Civil Liberties Union's affiliates in 10 states sent a letter Wednesday to officials for the Greyhound bus company asking them to deny agents permission to board without a warrant or on the U.S. border. But the letter says the statutes cannot override the Fourth Amendment, which protects people and businesses against illegal search and seizures. Last month, advocates in Florida warned immigrants about the checks when travelling to the state. The advocates say the checks have taken place in at least seven states including California, Florida and Vermont. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opening speaker: McKenna, now deputy chairman of the TD Bank Group, said the region has finally woken up to the plight of having both an aging population and an exodus of young people in search of employment, according to CTV. I don't think it's overly dramatic to say the future of Atlantic Canada is at stake, he told the crowd of business leaders and academics. Frank McKenna was the opening speaker at a day-long summit being held by the Public Policy Forum in Fredericton. But McKenna, who said he has been talking about the demographic shift in the region since 1995, is more optimistic now that a solution will be found than at any time in the last 25 years. ACOA has put its shoulder to the wheel and its resources to the wheel. All of our provinces have population secretariats and extraordinarily capable people are staffing these population secretariats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

senegalese: The report says the three officers were treated for their injuries and riot police were deployed to the central Madrid neighbourhood of Lavapies, according to Metro News. Demonstrators last week rioted and threw stones at police after a 35-year-old Senegalese hawker died of cardiac arrest in the street. Spanish news agency Europa Press cites unnamed police sources as saying officers were checking the identity of a Senegalese street hawker when a group began insulting them Wednesday afternoon. Controversy surrounded his death, with some Senegalese street vendors and activists criticizing police aggressiveness while clamping down on hawkers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

band: We thought it would be a good time to give a little bit back when we can, band member Nick Dika told CTV News Channel on Wednesday, according to CTV. The Rally, as the concert event is called, will also feature the Cold War Kids, Bishop Briggs and Ellevator. The band has organized a June 23 concert at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont., and one dollar from each ticket sale will be donated to Refuge Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health. Dika said that since capacity at Tim Hortons Field is 26,000 people, the band hopes to raise 26,000 for refugee help in Hamilton. For us, it's really important to use our platform to shine a light on people who actually have hard jobs. We want to shine a light on all the people who work in social services that spend every day being selfless, band member Max Kerman said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sikh goals: While the media makes much of the new NDP leader's ties or indifference to Sikh violence, they've ignored Singh's leadership of a party and community that has repeatedly backed Canadian aggression, according to Rabble. In a rabble story on the controversy, Karl Nerenberg described Singh as the leader of a party that has throughout its history favoured peaceful and non-violent solutions. But not the stuff that's making news. As such, Nerenberg called on the NDP leader to make a stronger statement against any use of violence in furtherance of Sikh goals. Contrary to Nerenberg's claim, the NDP has repeatedly supported Canadian aggression. While not downplaying the terrible human loss in the 1985 Air India bombing or disagreeable aspects of the Khalistan movement, it's more salient to know Singh's position on Canadian violence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

association president: The Association of Canadian Studies has now asked the question two years in a row to explore the issue of racism to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which the United Nations degreed in 1966 should fall every year on March 21, the anniversary of a deadly crackdown on an anti-apartheid rally in South Africa in 1960, according to National Observer. Respondents to the survey were evenly split last year as well, said association president Jack Jedwab. Asked whether all Canadians should share responsibility for past wrongs like the residential school system, respondents taking part in the online web panel were almost evenly divided, with 48.5 per cent saying they either somewhat or strongly agreed with the premise. ; Newcomers and children of immigrants who were part of the survey were more likely to see reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples as a collective issue for the country to address, perhaps as the result of an emphasis on Indigenous history in Canada's citizenship guide. We'll have to see improvement in the contemporary condition of Aboriginal Peoples for those numbers to change, he said. That's not an illogical connection to make. Very often when people recognize historic injustices, they'll transfer what they see today to what has occurred prior. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

harvey keitel: Rating NNSpanish cinema and fashion icon Rossy de Palma is seen far too infrequently on big screens in this country, much less in an English-language, romantic leading role, according to NOW Magazine. In writer/director Amanda Sthers's Madame, de Palma plays against her statuesque glamazon image as Maria, a timid but efficient Mallorcan housekeeper employed by bickering Americans-in-Paris Anne and Bob Fredericks Toni Collette and Harvey Keitel . The wealthy couple is planning a dinner party for 12, but when Bob's floppy-haired English son Tom Hughes shows up, superstitious Anne the madame of the title coaxes Maria into posing as a guest to ensure even numbers. Opens Friday March 23 . See listing. During an extended and predictable dinner party scene, anxious Maria downs copious amounts of red wine and tells dick jokes that charm the table and capture the heart of Irish art dealer David Michael Smiley . It's a paper-thin set-up designed less as an entr e into comedy or romance than a belaboured social commentary that name-checks words like Brexit but has no real interest in grappling with them. Her anger is compounded by her bland sex life and a threat of financial ruin. Though the shrill Anne calls herself a life-long Democrat, she is unapologetically racist Nobody invites Filipinos to a dinner party, she explains when Maria suggests another maid should pose as a party guest and becomes outright hostile when her hard-working immigrant housekeeper upends a long-entrenched power dynamic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opening speaker: I don't think it's overly dramatic to say the future of Atlantic Canada is at stake, he told the crowd of business leaders and academics, according to National Observer. But McKenna, who said he has been talking about the demographic shift in the region since 1995, is more optimistic now that a solution will be found than at any time in the last 25 years. Frank McKenna was the opening speaker at a day-long summit being held by the Public Policy Forum in Fredericton. ; McKenna, now deputy chairman of the TD Bank Group, said the region has finally woken up to the plight of having both an aging population and an exodus of young people in search of employment. All of our provinces have population secretariats and extraordinarily capable people are staffing these population secretariats. And the recently signed Atlantic Immigration Pilot is a huge step in the right direction, he said. ACOA has put its shoulder to the wheel and its resources to the wheel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

address criticism: Made up of 15 people from diverse backgrounds, the group will focus on everything from racial profiling to socio-economic issues and employment, according to CBC. Myrna Lashley, a professor in McGill's department of psychiatry and a researcher at Montreal's Lady Davis Institute, acknowledged the group has a wide mandate but said she believes the members can handle it. The roundtable was assembled, in part, to address criticism of the Projet Montr al administration for its lack of diversity while about one-third of Montrealers are visible minorities, all the Projet candidates elected are white. CBC's Daybreak spoke to Lashley and May Chiu, an anti-racism activist, lawyer and member of the Progressive Chinese of Quebec, about the task force Tuesday. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. They shared their expectations, what issues they want to tackle first and whether they believe they'll be able to spark change. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration laws: In many cases they are very bad actors, according to Metro News. We have gang members, we have predators, rapists, killers a lot of bad people, he said. He accused cities that fail to co-operate with immigration authorities of putting the nation at risk by releasing thousands of criminal aliens who should be deported. Trump's latest immigration salvos came as negotiators on Capitol Hill tried to hash out a government-wide spending bill that appears increasingly unlikely to include big money for the president's promised border wall. And earlier this month, the Justice Department sued California to try to overturn three of its immigration laws. Trump and his Justice Department have stepped up their pressure campaign against jurisdictions that resist federal immigration laws, threatening to deny them federal grant money. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

consultation meeting: Despite this, the recent provincial budget committed only 4 million to model such a program, most likely a top-up to our abysmal welfare rates and low-wages, according to Vancouver Observer. A top-up will provide only minimal relief to those in poverty and be a boon to low-wage employers who can continue to keep wages low. At a recent consultation meeting in Richmond, I heard from the coordinators that implementing an income guarantee has so far been the number one poverty reduction recommendation made by the public at the consultations. The group I belong to, Livable Income Vancouver, believes that instead we need implementation of a Guaranteed Livable Income GLI an income guarantee that is universal, unconditional, individual, and set at rate that meets the cost of living. These include movements to end violence against women, for racial justice, against poverty, and for health and wellbeing. Livable Income Vancouver is calling on both our provincial and federal governments to implement a GLI that will promote the greatest autonomy, security, wellbeing and equality for all in B.C. Livable Income Vancouver is a group of individuals who have been active in movements for greater equality and freedom in Vancouver for many years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city: He was being held in the jail in Platte County, Missouri, about 25 miles 40 kilometres north of Kansas City, and did not attend the hearing, according to Metro News. The ruling does not keep Jamal from being deported, and The Kansas City Star reported that his attorney, Rehka Sharma-Crawford, acknowledged that he faces difficulties in staying in the U.S. But she said she was thankful for the judge's ruling. A federal judge on Tuesday freed a Kansas father fighting efforts by the U.S. to deport him to Bangladesh pending the outcome of his case.U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark ordered the release of Syed Ahmed Jamal, 55, after a hearing in Kansas City, Missouri. Jamal and his supporters have been battling his deportation since Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested him in January at his family's home in Lawrence, about 40 miles west 64 kilometres of Kansas City. I made a promise to those kids to bring their dad home, Sharma-Crawford said.ICE spokesman Shawn Neudauer said in an email that the agency is complying with the judge's order but Jamal still faces a deportation order issued by an immigration judge. His three children are U.S. citizens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration judge: She told Morales Luna at a hearing at a detention centre that her case would be sent to a U.S. immigration judge in downtown San Diego and warned her she could be arrested again if she did not make her court appearances, according to The Chronicle Herald. Video shows the mother of three being pulled away from her anguished daughters who are U.S. citizens earlier this month by Border Patrol agents. Judge Zsa Zsa Depaolo said Perla Morales Luna, 36, was not a danger to society or a flight risk and should be released to her family. Viewers hear uncontrollable crying as she is being driven away. She has been charged only with being in the country illegally. The government said Morales Luna was involved in human trafficking, which she has denied. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordan peterson: The group's co-founder and president is Lindsay Shepherd, according to CBC. She made headlines last fall after she was sanctioned by a professor for showing a video that included Jordan Peterson, a University of Toronto psychology professor, who has argued against using gender-neutral pronouns in a class for which she was a teaching assistant. Goldy is giving a talk on keeping Canada's borders closed to immigration as part of a speaker series being put on by a new campus group, Laurier Society for Open Inquiry. 13 people named to Wilfrid Laurier freedom of expression task force No formal complaint triggered Wilfrid Laurier teaching assistant's censure Her talk is entitled, Ethnocide Multiculturalism and European Canadian Identity and is part of the group's new Unpopular Opinion Speaker Series. Goldy's talk was initially meant to be a debate on immigration, with Goldy arguing for the closed border side. The fight over free speech at universities comes down to the question of the purpose of higher-ed Goldy did not immediately respond to CBC's request for an interview. But Shepherd said no one would agree to debate Goldy, with one person saying to do so would legitimize Goldy's views. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

terrorists: Rather, there is constant conflict as a plethora of militias, armed separatists, criminal gangs and terrorist groups fight it out, according to Toronto Star. The French are waging war against terrorists in the north of the country. There is no peace to be kept in the West African country. The Americans aided by a small number of Canadian military trainers are waging war against terrorists in neighbouring Niger. The central government holds sway only in the south. Communal violence between different ethnic groups in central Mali has intensified. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nova scotia: The report is prepared by the Public Policy Forum, an Ottawa-based think tank with ties to business and government, according to CTV. It says increasing immigration won't work for Atlantic Canada unless people choose to stay. The report entitled The People Imperative will be released Wednesday at a one-day summit on immigration and revitalization, being held in Fredericton. Right now the region has the lowest immigration retention rates in the country. No province outside Atlantic Canada has a retention rate below 80 per cent. Nova Scotia has a five-year immigrant retention rate between 2011-2015 of 72 per cent, while Newfoundland and Labrador is at 56 per cent, New Brunswick is at 52 per cent, and P.E.I. is at just 18 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

retention rate: Nova Scotia has a five-year immigrant retention rate of 72 per cent, while Newfoundland and Labrador is at 56 per cent, New Brunswick is at 52 per cent, and P.E.I. is at just 18 per cent, according to CTV. No province outside Atlantic Canada has a retention rate below 80 per cent for the 2011 to 2015 time period. The report entitled The People Imperative will be released Wednesday at a one-day summit on immigration and revitalization, being held in Fredericton. Frank McKenna, former premier and Canadian ambassador to the United States, says a time bomb is going off in that Atlantic Canada's population is not just declining, but it's aging as well. The summit kicks off a three-year research project on Atlantic revitalization. He says more must be done to attract and retain immigrants, and that includes providing more services such as language training, and getting more employers involved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

survey participants: A report on the survey, available on the RPS website, says the survey succeeded at a goal of increasing the percentage of respondents who are Indigenous, according to CBC. Regina's population is 9.4 per cent Indigenous, while 10.5 per cent of survey participants identified themselves as Indigenous, the report says. The survey, titled Community Perceptions of the Regina Police Service, 2017, was designed by two University of Regina researchers Nick Jones and Rick Ruddell and conducted by Prairie Research Associates. 73 per cent of the 456 people who took the survey ranked the quality of service provided by RPS as very good or excellent.81 per cent said they thought the RPS operates with integrity and honesty.91 per cent said they had confidence calling 911.76 per cent said RPS is sensitive to the needs of their ethnic group. Drug amnesty a response to 'crisis' situation, but not planned for Regina, says chief Regina police wraps external probe of fatal shooting by RCMP in North Battleford Overall satisfaction in RPS was lower for Indigenous residents than it was for people of other demographics. Indigenous respondents had a significantly lower agreement rate on these statements. Respondents' trust and confidence in police was tested by asking them whether they agreed with five statements, such as The RPS is sensitive to the needs of my ethnic group, and Officers understand the issues that affect my community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.