jagmeet singh: Last week, we saw Canadian news media's inability to engage with Singh on complex political and human rights issues, go from bad to worse, according to NOW Magazine. In case you missed it, Singh has been pressured to justify his attendance at memorial events for the victims of the Indian government's attack on the holiest Sikh temple and the genocide that followed in the 1980s. It's been five short months since Jagmeet Singh was elected the first person of colour and visibly religious leader of a federal Canadian political party. He is not being asked about anything he said at these events, or even about the pain of the Sikh community with respect to this issue. This is a tricky issue, and members of the media who operate in a country founded on a history that includes genocide against Indigenous peoples and armed conflict against Mohawk resistance during the Oka crisis, should know that. Instead, what's being reported on is that Singh appeared at these events at the same time as extremists who have expressed support for armed struggle as a form of resistance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asian kids: Kids of all ethnic backgrounds are hanging around together, according to Toronto Star. It's not the Chinese kids with the Chinese kids or the South Asian kids with the South Asian kids. In his answer, he suggested that the upcoming consultations on systemic racism would be a wedge issue, saying, Is there really systematic racism in Canada Go to high schools and universities. I'm not sure if that's the case but this government has a tendency to tell us how we should be thinking and there's a potential danger in this, We know what's best for you' type of attitude. Indeed, if one were to go to those high schools and look at their suspension records and into the classrooms of college-stream classes, one might begin to have a sense of what systemic racism is. First of all, the social behaviour of teenagers is not a basis for any definition of systemic racism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

barrick sites: No matter how busy he was he would always make time to write personal notes to the people he had met, whether it was a head of state or someone who had attracted his attention at a Barrick mine, according to The Chronicle Herald. It is not uncommon to see framed notes from Peter hanging on the walls of Barrick sites around the world... He was a Canadian business icon, a true original and innovator who I was so very lucky to call a mentor, colleague and friend. Here are some of their stories about Munk. I will miss him dearly. - Barrick Gold president Kelvin Dushnisky An immigrant to Canada, Peter acquired a deep and abiding love for his adopted country, and always credited this nation for his success. From his start as an immigrant picking tobacco in southwestern Ontario to creating thousands of jobs for other Canadians, Peter Munk was a business legend. But Peter repaid his beloved Canada many times over with his remarkable success in business, his outstanding community leadership, and his brilliant philanthropic contributions to universities, institutes and hospitals, both in Toronto and across the country. - former prime minister Brian Mulroney Peter Munk was a remarkable Canadian and a global business success story. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

latter group: Four out of 10 is far from a majority of votes, according to Rabble. Many more Ontarians are inclined to vote against Ford than for him. But it would be foolhardy to ignore the fact that most recent polls put Ford's PC party at around 40 per cent in the popular vote. And a good many of that latter group deeply fear and distrust the new Ontario PC leader. We still use the first-past-the-post electoral system in Ontario. But the anti-Fords are split among three parties Kathleen Wynne's Liberals and Andrea Horvath's New Democrats, in more or less equal proportion, with a much smaller cohort supporting the Greens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

county board: But at the local level, there's a backlash brewing, according to Metro News. On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to condemn the state's sanctuary law and join a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that contends it's unconstitutional. California and its Democratic-controlled Legislature have built a reputation for leading resistance against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The law, Senate Bill 54, limits police co-operation with federal immigration authorities. Jerry Brown, legislators and mayors of the largest cities in the state to resist stepped-up efforts to deport people in the country illegally and to stop President Donald Trump from building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. It's a capstone of the effort by Gov. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

donald trump: This practice, the housing groups allege, amounts to discrimination, according to Toronto Star. Read more Opinion Rick Salutin Privacy was never the issue with Facebook's data Article Continued Below Analysis Can Facebook restore public trust after Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal What Facebook's privacy policy allows may surprise you The lawsuit comes amid an ongoing controversy over the data privacy practices of the world's largest social network, which is frequented by 2 billion people every month. react-empty 144 Facebook is currently facing allegations that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica improperly used the details of tens of millions of Facebook users to help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election. In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in New York City, several fair housing groups accuse Facebook of allowing landlords and real estate companies to illegally tailor their advertisement audiences on the basis of sex, family status, number of children and other factors. Regulators and attorneys general across the country are now probing Facebook's role in the data collection, and the Federal Trade Commission announced Monday it was investigating the company. It is already a challenge for women, families with children, people with disabilities and other underserved groups to find housing, Rice added. Amid growing public concern in the past weeks that Facebook has mishandled users' data, our investigation shows that Facebook also allows and even encourages its paid advertisers to discriminate using its vast trove of personal data, Lisa Rice, the National Fair Housing Alliances' President and CEO, said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hq candidates: MaRS says the majority of companies surveyed cited immigration reform, including the federal government's new global skills strategy that can expedite visas, as a key factor influencing their competitiveness, according to Toronto Star. Read more Opinion Amazon's interest in Toronto region the start of big things to come Article Continued Below Toronto tech boom poised to bring good and bad Toronto the only Canadian city on Amazon short list of HQ2 candidates The survey says 35 per cent of respondents hired used the expedited visas, which were introduced in mid-2016. react-empty 138 Companies said they made hires predominantly from the United States as well as from India, China, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The survey by the MaRS Discovery District found that of the 55 companies that responded, 53 per cent saw more international applicants in 2017 over 2016 and 45 per cent of companies made international hires last year. MaRS questioned technology firms based primarily in the Toronto region that have over 1 million in annual revenue with U.S. and international market exposure. Technology companies in the U.S. have criticized the crackdown as international job seekers are a key source of talent for the sector, with immigrants making up about a quarter of the U.S. technology and science workforce. The boost in international applications come as the Trump administration has looked to curb immigration, including ordering a review of a specialty visa program that the tech sector relies on, and looking to dismantle a program that protects children of undocumented migrants from deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

plan: The cash is in addition to the 2.2 billion over five years that had already been earmarked for these community groups, according to CTV. Canada's plan is a signal the federal government is serious about defending the country's two official languages, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said during the announcement. About two-thirds of the new money is dedicated to organizations that promote either French or English in cities and towns where the language is in the minority. The government's plan is three-fold reinforce minority-language communities; offer better access to French-language services outside Quebec; and promote bilingualism. He accused the prior Conservative government of underfinancing official languages programs and of not making the country's bilingual character a priority. It's not a secret that the French language outside Quebec has regressed over the past few years, Trudeau said to a friendly crowd of francophone community workers in Ottawa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

undercounting segments: The decision to restore the question after decades prompted an immediate lawsuit from California already tangling with Washington over immigration and moves by other states with large immigrant populations to engage in a legal fight, according to The Chronicle Herald. The population count, a massive effort taken every 10 years, is far more than an academic exercise. Not since 1950 has the census collected citizenship data from the whole population, rather than just a population sample, says the Congressional Research Service. It's required by the Constitution and used to determine the number of seats each state has in the House as well as how federal money is distributed to local communities. The political stakes of undercounting segments of the population are high. Communities and businesses depend on it in deciding where to build schools, hospitals, grocery stores and more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ontario college: There are too many rules that stop you from working as a hairstylist here, according to Metro News. They test you on all these names of bacterial infections and medical terms that I have never heard of, said the 43-year-old, who fled to Canada in 2008 and was granted asylum shortly after. But he can't even cut anyone's hair in a salon without a hairstylist licence in Ontario.A native of Mosul, Gbo has made five failed attempts at the hairstylist exam mandated by the Ontario College of Trades, the professional regulatory body of 23 compulsory skilled trades in the province. I'm not trying to be a chemist or a doctor. BENJAMIN GBOWith a diploma and more than 15 years of experience as a barber in Iraq, Benjamin Gbo's dream is to open his own shop in Toronto to support his family. I just want to cut men's hair and shave their beard to make them look nice, and make a living. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

skills strategy: MaRS says the majority of companies surveyed cited immigration reform, including the federal government's new global skills strategy that can expedite visas, as a key factor influencing their competitiveness, according to CTV. The survey says 35 per cent of respondents hired used the expedited visas, which were introduced in mid-2016. The survey by the MaRS Discovery District found that of the 55 companies that responded, 53 per cent saw more international applicants in 2017 over 2016 and 45 per cent of companies made international hires last year. Companies said they made hires predominantly from the United States as well as from India, China, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The boost in international applications come as the Trump administration has looked to curb immigration, including ordering a review of a specialty visa program that the tech sector relies on, and looking to dismantle a program that protects children of undocumented migrants from deportation. MaRS questioned technology firms based primarily in the Toronto region that have over 1 million in annual revenue with U.S. and international market exposure. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tamil refugees: Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region, according to Rabble. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia Image Wikimedia Pro refugee protest in Australia Like this podcast rabble is reader/listener supported journalism. Successive Australian governments have been at the forefront internationally in devising and implementing increasingly repressive and harsher policies against ayslum seekers and refugees.APC talks to Umesh Perinpanayagam, from the Tamil Refugee Council, about the situation for Tamil refugees in Australia and the ongoing political fight for the rights of all asylum seekers and refugees in Australia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

undocumented migrants: She is currently in a detention centre in Laval, according to CTV. Several organizations, including Solidarity Across Borders and the Immigrant Workers Centre say they will not stop fighting this deportation. Lucy Francineth Granados was scheduled to be deported Tuesday, but collapsed Monday at government offices and had to be taken to hospital. Granados works as a community organizer for the rights of other undocumented migrants and temporary workers. Last Tuesday, she was arrested and taken from her home by Canadian Border Service Agency officers, who were accused by Mary Foster of Solidarity Across Borders of using excessive force. She is the sole financial supporter of her three children, who are still living in Guatemala. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

li: For 2018, Forbes put Li's net worth at US 34.9 billion, ranking him 23rd in the world, and his companies employ 323,000 people.article continues below Trending Stories Whistler Blackcomb heli-guide dies in avalanche Commercial Drive's Falconetti's East Side Grill has quietly closed Wrong-way driver in Highway 99 crash dies Metro Vancouver's golden handshake has some people seeing red Former Vancouver city councillor and CEO of immigrant services group SUCCESS Tung Chan, who has met both Lis during their time in Canada, said while people might debate Li's role in shaping Vancouver's current real estate and urban development trends, the key impact of the billionaire's 1988 purchase of the Expo 86 lands was an instant image refresh for the city in the eyes of Hong Kong's investment elites, according to Vancouver Courier. He really put Vancouver on the map, Chan said, noting a number of high-profile Hong Kong investors who followed after Li's 320 million purchase of the Expo lands. The elder Li, Hong Kong's richest man and a regular amongst the top players on Forbes' most-wealthy lists, announced this month he will retire after CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.'s May 10 annual general meeting. Once he bought the land, others quickly followed suit. Li is that he was able to bring the investment and the initial impetus to invest in Vancouver. The proper credit for Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cause affidavit: His attorneys had argued in a motion filed Feb. 20 that Orrego-Savala's admission shouldn't be allowed because he wasn't first read his rights, according to Metro News. Orrego-Savala, 37, faces four felony charges in the crash that killed Jackson, 26, and his Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, 54, as the two men stood outside Monroe's car along Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. Attorney John Tompkins told Marion County Judge Grant Hawkins during a Tuesday pre-trial hearing for Manuel Orrego-Savala that he had withdrawn a motion to suppress his client's statements to a state trooper after the Feb. 4 crash in said in a probable cause affidavit that Orrego-Savala admitted to the trooper that he was driving the pickup truck involved in the crash. Investigators said Monroe was transporting Jackson for the ride-sharing service, and had pulled over after the football player became ill. He remains jailed and a not guilty plea has been entered on his behalf. Orrego-Savala had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 per cent which is more than twice Indiana's legal limit of .08 per cent according to court documents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european nations: Unfortunately for most Central and Eastern European nations, their histories do not fit into our often simple and binary understanding of the Second World War, i.e. that the Western Allies won and Hitler lost, according to The Chronicle Herald. Theirs is a history of multiple occupations, ethnic cleansing, political terror and flight as refugees, which ended for many of us, thankfully, in Canada. The prejudice with which recent articles smear the members of these communities and nations is intended to undermine the credibility of their sovereignty and membership in NATO. The history of the Baltic States is complicated. My own family arrived in Canada from Estonia as refugees fleeing Soviet cultural and political repression. Estonia's laws guaranteed the cultural autonomy of all ethnic minorities in the country and the right to self-government. Their homeland had been independent since 1918 and was developing into a prosperous and liberal European nation before the Second World War. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gender expression: Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee announced the impending projects, which came about after a call-out for proposals, according to CTV. The Fight Against Homophobia and Transphobia program was introduced in 2011 to support projects by community and LGBTQ organizations. The goal is to promote the recognition and respect of sexual minorities while helping to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, according to a statement released Tuesday. It was renewed as part of Quebec's action plan to fight homophobia and transphobia, and will go on until 2022. Vallee said special attention was paid to activities that prioritzed the prevention of sexual violence, or provided after-care for victims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

community connection: The College is enhancing these relationships through Make Way The Campaign for NSCC. The goal is to raise 25 million through the generosity of donors and partners, which will support student success across the province, according to The Chronicle Herald. These connections are on full view at Akerley Campus in Dartmouth, where programs range from culinary and tourism, to metal fabrication, to heavy duty equipment repair. They are intrinsically connected to communities, local businesses and service organizations and industries that hire their graduates. One community connection at the campus was inspired by the arrival in recent years of Syria refugees to Nova Scotia. He reached out to the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS for advice. Gord Mac Kenzie, Academic Chair for Trades and Technology, wondered what the campus could do to welcome and support them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

feeling friendless: Likewise the supposed impact of feeling friendless on premature death, according to CTV. But even after dodgy lifestyle habits are taken into consideration, social isolation -- time actually spent alone -- boosted the risk of dying by about thirty percent in people who suffered a stroke or heart attack, according to the study, published in Heart, a medical journal. The alleged link between loneliness and heart disease essentially disappears once other well-known risk factors -- smoking, drinking, poor diet, lack of exercise -- are factored in, according to a study that monitored nearly 480,000 men and women in Britain for seven years. Social isolation, but not loneliness ... remained as an independent risk factor for mortality, the researchers, led by Christian Hakulinen, a professor at the University of Helsinki, concluded. For the new study, Hakulinen and his team drew from the so-called Biobank cohort, in which 479,054 people aged 40 to 69 were monitored for seven years. Earlier efforts to tease out the influence of a solitary existence on cardiovascular disease and heart-related mortality had produced mixed results, in part due to the relatively small number of people covered. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration: As part of the settlement, West Palm Beach sent a memorandum Tuesday to its employees stating they may share information regarding citizenship and immigration status with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Metro News. The Justice Department singled out the South Florida city and 22 other jurisdictions in January when it sent letters demanding a review of its practices of information sharing. The U.S. Justice Department has announced it has reached a settlement with a Florida city over its policies of sharing information with federal immigration authorities. The city filed a complaint in February challenging the Justice Department's power to impose conditions on grants based on co-operation with immigration officials. Earlier this month, the Trump administration sued California for state laws passed last year to limit local authorities' collaboration with federal immigration authorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

state fund: A general election must be held by August but is widely expected in the next few weeks, according to CTV. The anti-fake news bill, which must be approved by parliament, calls for penalizing those who create, offer, circulate, print or publish fake news or publications containing fake news with a 10-year jail term, a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit 128,000 or both. Prime Minister Najib Razak has been dogged by a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal involving an indebted state fund, and rights activists fear the new law could be used to criminalize news reports and critical opinions on government misconduct. The bill defines fake news as any news, information, data and reports which is, or are, wholly or partly false whether in the form of features, visuals or audio recordings or in any other form capable of suggesting words or ideas. This is an attack on the press and an attempt to instil fear among the people before the general election, opposition lawmaker Ong Kian Ming tweeted. It covers all media and extends to even foreigners outside Malaysia as long as Malaysia or its citizens are affected. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamist predecessor: The only other candidate on the ballot, Moussa Mustafa Moussa, registered at the last minute and supports el-Sissi, according to Toronto Star. With the outcome known, the government hopes to boost turnout and show it has popular support. El-Sissi came to power after leading the 2013 military overthrow of his freely elected Islamist predecessor, Mohammed Morsi, amid mass protests against his divisive yearlong rule. Voting is being held over three days, from Monday to Wednesday, as a way of encouraging participation among Egypt's nearly 60 million eligible voters. Election officials say it's too early to estimate turnout. react-empty 144 The election commission has issued vaguely worded orders banning reporters from asking people inside the polling stations who they plan to vote for, or from engaging in political discussions with voters. Read more Polls in Egypt open as President el-Sissi set for easy re-election Article Continued Below Egypt's military detains ex-general days after he launched presidential bid Egypt sets presidential election for March as el-Sissi win virtually guaranteed State and private media, which all support el-Sissi, say turnout appeared high on the first day, but Associated Press reporters on the ground at a dozen polling stations in Cairo observed only a trickle of voters entering. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ontario college: There are too many rules that stop you from working as a hairstylist here, according to Toronto Star. They test you on all these names of bacterial infections and medical terms that I have never heard of, said the 43-year-old, who fled to Canada in 2008 and was granted asylum shortly after. But he can't even cut anyone's hair in a salon without a hairstylist licence in Ontario.A native of Mosul, Gbo has made five failed attempts at the hairstylist exam mandated by the Ontario College of Trades, the professional regulatory body of 23 compulsory skilled trades in the province. I'm not trying to be a chemist or a doctor. Here are two hair cuts that he's styled. /react-text Benjamin Gbo Article Continued Below According to the regulatory body, there are approximately 35,000 certified hairstylists in the province. I just want to cut men's hair and shave their beard to make them look nice, and make a living. react-text 145 With a diploma and more than 15 years of experience as a barber in Iraq, Benjamin Gbo's dream is to open his own shop in Toronto to support his family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

release.a judge: Rene Lima-Marin, who was targeted for deportation after being pardoned by Colorado's governor for an armed robbery for which he spent two different stints in prison, is no longer behind bars.A smiling Lima-Marin walked out of an immigration detention centre in suburban Denver on Monday after winning his deportation case, according to Metro News. His lawyer, wife, father and a niece and nephew were there to greet him. A Cuban immigrant's long quest for freedom appears over. It's hard to put into words really, but it's wonderful, he said of his release.A judge in October ordered that deportation proceedings against Lima-Marin end and that he be released, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security appealed that decision.A lawyer at the firm representing him, Leah Rosenberg, was notified Monday that the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals had denied the appeal. Lima-Marin was convicted of armed robbery in 2000 and sentenced to 98 years in prison but mistakenly paroled in 2008 in prison. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said later Monday the agency was disappointed with the decision but would not pursue Lima-Marin unless other future criminal convictions render him removable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

undercounting segments: The decision to restore the question after decades prompted an immediate lawsuit from California already tangling with Washington over immigration and moves by other states with large immigrant populations to engage in a legal fight, according to Toronto Star. The population count, a massive effort taken every 10 years, is far more than an academic exercise. Not since 1950 has the census collected citizenship data from the whole population, rather than just a population sample, says the Congressional Research Service. It's required by the Constitution and used to determine the number of seats each state has in the House as well as how federal money is distributed to local communities. The political stakes of undercounting segments of the population are high. Communities and businesses depend on it in deciding where to build schools, hospitals, grocery stores and more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

montreal gazette: Proving that politics always make for strange bedfellows and that parties are always ready to defend ideals they once rejected if it suits their campaign agenda, the Parti Qu b cois and the Liberals recently joined forces to gang up on the CAQ to publicly criticize and undermine the current frontrunner. ; The gloves first came off about two weeks ago, when, during an interview with the Montreal Gazette, Quebec Finance Minister and Liberal MNA Carlos Leit o described the CAQ as a party that's promoting an ethnic-based nationalism, according to National Observer. Pay attention to what the CAQ is saying; pay attention to the words they use in the National Assembly, because they have a very inward-looking approach, Leit o told the reporter.CAQ Leader Fran ois Legault immediately demanded an apology and accused Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard of being guilty of playing dirty politics, deliberately trying to make him appear anti-immigrant and racist. The CAQ's questionable declarations regarding their yet-to-be-defined immigration values test which would require recently arrived immigrants to be expelled from the province if they fail to integrate into Quebec society culturally and linguistically within a three-year period drew accusations of identity politics from the other parties. A few days later, Nathalie Roy, the MNA for Montarville and the Coalition Avenir Qu bec spokesperson for immigration, penned an op-ed for the same paper, where she accused the Liberals of being in panic mode. The reason for a knowledge test for values, according to Roy, is to ensure that every candidate for immigration knows and integrates values in line with the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms before receiving the Quebec selection certificate. To immigrate to Quebec is to want to integrate into our community, our values, our culture and to learn our language, she wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.