question: There were 22 prosecutions and convictions, according to CTV. In each of the last two fiscal years, however, the department investigated 12 companies. According to figures provided last month in response to a written question submitted in the House of Commons, the department investigated 43 companies for violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act in 2015-16. One was prosecuted and convicted. It's wild that there was only one investigation that led to a prosecution in 2018 and 2019, she said. It definitely raises a lot of questions and concerns, said NDP MP Laurel Collins, the critic for environment and climate change who posed the question. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: An independent media fosters trust in what it reports and demonstrates to its audience that it operates in the public interest, not beholden to something else, according to Rabble. News Media Canada is the country's most influential advocate for a free and independent news industry. It's the most important core value of journalism. It represents more than 700 news organizations, mainly newspapers, across Canada. And it has agreed to sit on a panel that will give the federal government a large say in determining who qualifies as a professional journalist. Yet News Media Canada led the lobbying that has resulted in Ottawa pledging 600 million to help bolster journalism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rap group: After their opener, Brampton emcee Russell formerly known as D-Pryde warmed up the nearly sold-out crowd at Rebel, Higher Brothers arrived onstage to pure pandemonium, according to NOW Magazine. They were immediately met with unrelenting roars from the audience, only wavering to recite lyrics and giggle along with between-song banter, which seamlessly alternated between English slang and their native Chinese dialects of Mandarin and Sichuanese. Rating NNNThough their headlining set lasted nearly 90 minutes, it didn't take long for Chengdu trap quartet Higher Brothers to establish themselves as bona fide superstars. Expand Samuel Engelking The foursome have all of the makings of a young, successful rap group. The detail that sets them apart is their ethnicity. DZKnow the one with colourful hair PsyP the one with dreadlocks MaSiWei who sports a Travis Scott-esque braided do and Melo the one with a textured fro have the look, bass-heavy trap sound and on-stage mannerisms that have grown to be common form with all the popular rising hip-hop acts in America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: About 5,000 people were evacuated more than a week earlier from the city of High Level and surrounding areas, in the northern part of the province, because of wildfires, according to National Observer. The emergency has plunged large parts of Western Canada, including British Columbia, under a toxic smoky haze.A price on carbon is designed to dissuade the burning of fossil fuels that contribute to the global climate emergency, which is expected to increase the frequency and severity of wildfires in the coming years and decades. As of today, the NDP carbon tax in Alberta is gone, Kenney announced on Twitter Thursday morning. What people are reading Sandy Garossino on Meng Wanzhou, Huawei, Joe Scarborough, Trump's war on Twitter and chaos in America Pride leader Colin Ratushniak mulls bid for town council Canada's emissions rise, yet again. Join me LIVE as I speak to Bill 1 the Act to Repeal the Carbon ableg Jason Kenney jkenney May 30, 2019It is incredibly tragic to walk through this orange haze while careless politicians are in the legislature introducing a bill to kill our - already weak - climate change initiatives. Can we please adopt U.K. Carbon Budget law now As of today, the NDP carbon tax in Alberta is gone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sign-up: The prime minister indicated that allowing immediate family members to cross in to Canada could happen without a change to the cross-border agreement in place with the United States, according to CTV. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The border between Canada and the U.S. has been closed to all non-essential or discretionary travel since mid-March in response to the pandemic, resulting in families being separated for more than two months now. We have been looking at ways of perhaps allowing close family members, children, spouses, or parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be able to reunite under strict conditions through a slight modification of the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency, Trudeau said Friday, without any specifics on how quickly this policy change could come. The latest extension on the restrictions is in effect until June 21 at least. Tourists and cross-border visits remain prohibited. The agreement, as it stands, exempts the flow of trade and commerce, as well as vital health-care workers such as nurses who live and work on opposite sides of the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

atlantic accord: He was reelected as an Independent in the 2008 election and sat as such until he resigned his seat in 2009 to accept another posting, after undergoing surgery for cancer in 2008, according to National Observer. His 2008 electoral race was full of barriers, Casey said in an interview. In 2007, Casey, then a member of the Conservative Party, was expelled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper after he voted against the budget, claiming that it broke the Atlantic Accord with his province and Newfoundland and Labrador. According to election laws, Independent candidates have to start with zero monetary funds members affiliated with a party have access to party coffers . That puts Independents at a disadvantage on signs, pamphlets and advertising, Casey said. It is stacked against Independents. And after the election, any money leftover in an Independent's campaign has to be put back into government coffers as opposed to a party riding association, for example . The system is unfair, Casey said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

care homes: Miranda Ferrier, president of the association, said she read the military reports about cases of abuse and neglect in Ontario and Quebec long-term care homes with the same disgust and anger as other Canadians, according to CTV. Military members called in to help homes with COVID-19 outbreaks witnessed some staff seemingly ignoring residents' cries for help for up to two hours, and force-feeding residents to the point of choking, along with many other medical and professional problems. About 82 per cent of the more than 6,800 COVID-19 deaths in Canada have been linked to long-term care, shining a harsh light on an industry that was already in crisis. Complete coverage at newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox While Ferrier said there is no excuse for that behaviour, there are reasons for it. I'm a personal support worker too and I worked in long-term care for years, and I'm broken, Ferrier said. Personal support workers are breaking under a neglected system, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

feature deraspe: The francophone story from Montreal writer-director Sophie Deraspe has been a critical hit and was Canada's submission in the 2020 Oscar race for best international feature, according to CTV. Deraspe won the Canadian Screen Award for adapted screenplay for the film, while Ricci took best actress. Antigone is a modern-day adaptation of the Greek tragedy and stars Nahema Ricci as a Montreal teenager who helps her brother escape from prison to prevent him from being deported. Antigone also got awards for achievement in editing for Deraspe and Geoffrey Boulange, and best supporting actress for Nour Belkhiria. Meanwhile, The Song of Names from Quebec director Francois Girard took trophies including best original score and best original song for Oscar-winning Canadian composer Howard Shore. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

laundering: Money laundering is mirrored in countries like Canada and the U.K. because they have similar legal and economic frameworks, he said, according to CTV. Aspects in both countries designed to attract investment or good money, like having a developed financial system and global trade links, often also attracts bad money, he said. Simon Lord of the National Crime Agency, who is also part of a Five Eyes group dedicated to international money laundering controls, testified before a public inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia on Thursday. I wouldn't say Canada is any more or less vulnerable to money laundering, and certainly British Columbia, than any other large Western country, Lord said. However, there has been an apparent upswing in underground banking networks connecting the proceeds of crime in the U.K. with capital flight from China, he said. Generally, he says Canada is pretty well run and referenced a 2016 review by the Financial Action Task Force, an international organization founded to combat money laundering, that found some deficiencies in regulation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: The COVID-19 pandemic has further magnified concerns about changing global foodscapes and the resources that make up the Canadian food system, according to Georgia Asian. Now, a new generation of producers, businesses, and community leaders are working to strengthen the sustainable regional food systems and decrease Canada's reliance on global-industrial food sources. Canada and many countries around the world are facing food security issues as food systems are put under pressure from impacts such as climate change, environmental destruction, resource depletion and food inequity. To accommodate the growing demand for more professionals with an educational background in sustainable food systems, Kwantlen Polytechnic University KPU has developed an innovative online program. It is also the only one of its kind in Canada. The graduate certificate in Sustainable Food Systems and Security SFSS program, which begins in September, focuses on societal, economic, and environmental strategies aimed at improving the future of food for everyone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hong: Many Hong Kong residents believe that once it is rubber-stamped by the Hong Kong Legislative Council, it will lead to the arrests of those who criticize the Beijing government, according to Georgia Asian. Joshua Wong, secretary general of the pro-democracy Demosisto party in Hong Kong, tweeted that foreign companies could even be victimized by this new evil law . He also claimed that China is scrapping its promise of autonomy under the Joint Declaration, which is a binding international the United Kingdom turned Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China in 1997, people living in the former British colony were promised one country, two systems under the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Today, the National People's Congress in Beijing voted for a national security law for Hong Kong, which is expected to outlaw secession, subversion, terrorism, and activities by foreign entities that interfere in Hong Kong. This constitutional principle of China was supposed to ensure that Hong Kong would remain autonomous, with its own passports and legislative assembly. The Basic Law of Hong Kong was described as the mini-constitution, protecting freedoms enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. Hong Kong would retain its capitalist economy and its legal system for 50 years after unification. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lessons: With religious extremists trying to hijack the issue a culture of fear around mentioning LGBT orientation has sprung up, according to Rabble. Many teachers are left feeling very uncertain about what they are required to do or what they're allowed to do or say. To its credit, the government has spoken out in defence of LGBT inclusive lessons but it hasn't backed this up with explicit, concrete guidance to schools about what they can and should do, says the veteran gay rights campaigner. Instead of spelling out what it expects schools to teach, the government's guidance on the new relationships and sex education RSE lessons, to be introduced in September 2020, is vague, says Tatchell. This lack of support for schools already implementing the policy is a de facto green light to parents who want to raise objections. While in principle it says that LGBT issues should be addressed it doesn't state how they should be addressed and to what extent, he says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

peek: Here are three things you should know, according to National Observer. The secret keynote by federal Minister of Natural Resources Greg Rickford Canadians have become rather blas about the union of oil and state in this country, but the coziness between our most polluting industry and the minister who is supposed to be keeping watch on them is, by any measure, remarkable. But what we do know offers an interesting peek into the inner workings of Canada's emerging petro-state. What people are reading Ontario pushing through changes to tenancy law as crisis looms Union fires back after Ford says long-term care inspectors refused to go into infected homes Sandy Garossino on Meng Wanzhou, Huawei, Joe Scarborough, Trump's war on Twitter and chaos in America Minister Rickford's spokesperson told The Guardian newspaper that it's no big deal that Rickford was giving political and media advice to the oil industry because he is not involved in regulation. Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford As Minister of Natural Resources, he not only regulates industry directly, but also establishes the rules that the National Energy Board and other federal regulatory bodies apply. But this is not the case. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohmer: His revolutions, in other words, were quiet ones, couched in a perpetual remove and observation, according to Rabble. Rohmer's greatest popular success, 1969's My Night at Maud's, is frequently misremembered as a nonstop talkfest, as it begins with extended passages of an unnamed Catholic engineer Jean-Louis Trintignant silently trailing a woman Marie-Christine Barrault who will, by film's end, become his wife. Strange that auteurism should fail us so completely in the case of one of its founding practitioners, but Rohmer was always an odd man out among his contemporaries, if not in the remove of years he was a decade older than most of his Nouvelle Vague brethren then in the deceptive placidity of his art. The devoted Catholic's brief flirtation with the fetching divorc e Maud Francoise Fabian brings about his ultimate moral choice, a fascinating psychological mishmash of Catholic liturgy, Pascalian hypothesis, and Hitchcockian blonde/brunette dichotomy that's all too often mistaken at least in the West for Rohmer's own worldview. These films are more concerned with individual moral codes and how they play off of each other within a given situation, and though the films share a basic narrative structure a man in love with one woman is tempted by a second, only to return to the first it's the specific milieu and, resultantly, the characters who inhabit that space which determine the ultimate outcome. At the heart of this misreading is the word moral itself, which is typically defined in collective terms the conscientious needs of the society at large trumping the various bodies that make it up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

allahu akbar: From all reports, the incident part of a series of coordinated attacks in the city was nothing short of something that resembled hell on earth, according to Georgia Asian. As band members fled the stage, three masked men, reportedly shouting Allahu Akbar began firing into the crowd. The Eagles of Death Metal singer was famously on-stage with his band when terrorists burst into the Bataclan nightclub in Paris on November 13, 2015, opening fire on the crowd and killing 89 people. The terrorists were methodical, stopping to reload. Others managed to flee to the roof, washrooms, and offices inside the Bataclan, taking cover until a French tactical unit got into the club and took the terrorists down. Bodies piled up, leading some in the club lay still in pools of blood, pretending to be dead. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

josh michaud: But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined, according to CTV. It's a striking reminder of how dangerous this virus can be, said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The once-unthinkable toll appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public health officials predict a resurgence by fall. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, issued a stern warning after watching video of Memorial Day crowds gathered at a pool party in Missouri. Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pause button: Scattered around are signs of human life, out of place in this harsh industrial backdrop a suitcase with the baggage tag still wrapped around the handle and a pair of running shoes tucked just under the edge of a pallet, according to Rabble. A well-timed click of the pause button shows a person laying in one of these beds, trying to sleep. The camera pans to show dozens more of these beds in what appears to be some sort of warehouse or storage locker, spaced out in uniform rows and lining the concrete floor. The comments reveal the video was taken just a few hours outside of Toronto, in Leamington, Ontario -- the Tomato Capital of Canada, thanks to the high numbers of the fruit produced there. Back in mid-April, the federal government announced they would be allocating 50 million to the agricultural sector in order to support farm owners -- such as those in Leamington -- who bring in temporary workers through SAWP. The money was intended to help ensure safe living spaces and working conditions for migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also one of the biggest hot-spots for temporary farm workers brought in through Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program SAWP . What this video offers is a rare glimpse into the living conditions of migrant farm workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pm edtlast: One of those revelations is that when it comes to matters of life and death, Canadians turn to trusted traditional news sources for information.A Statistics Canada survey done in early April found that 51 per cent of respondents relied upon local, national and international news outlets as a main source of information about COVID-19, according to CBC. Just under 10 per cent cited social media. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press Special to National Post April Lindgren May 27, 20201 43 PM EDTLast Updated May 28, 20205 16 PM EDTFiled under Full Share this story April Lindgren Local news is being decimated during one of its most important moments Tumblr Pinterest Google Linked InThe COVID-19 pandemic is revealing much about human nature. Twelve per cent identified provincial health and political leaders as a main source of information while a similar number looked to government health agencies. The story told by the survey numbers is playing out in newsrooms like the Prince Albert Daily Herald, which serves a community of 35,000 located north of Saskatoon. In a separate poll conducted around the same time, nearly three-quarters of respondents 74 per cent said social media platforms like Facebook are less accurate than traditional media. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

results: This strict new legislation basically criminalizes the procedure and treats anyone seeking an abortion or attempting to administer one as a criminal who could face life in prison, according to National Observer. But this didn't just happen. The recent backsliding on women's rights we've witnessed in Alabama and seven other U.S. states, has many of us reeling. The groundwork for this gigantic step backwards for reproductive freedom was initially taken two years ago. I had stayed up late, watching the results trickle in, desperately hoping that what was materializing before my eyes would turn out to be a bad dream.A man who had been recorded bragging about sexually assaulting women, because they let you do it when you're famous had just been declared the next president of the United States. After Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency, I vividly remember waking up the next day in a bit of an exhausted daze. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

evan solomon: Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics news This comment was made as he sought to defend what has become a controversial decision to include Unifor, the largest private sector union in Canada, on the panel to pick representatives who will give advice on who should be eligible for the federal dollars, according to CTV. Over the last few years, the Liberals have begun signaling their intent to intervene to help save or support the news industry, which has seen hundreds of operations shuttered and thousands of jobs lost in the last decade. The whole process will be public, said Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez in an interview with Evan Solomon, host of CTV's Question Period. In the 2019 budget, the government spelled out its plan to support Canadian journalism Nearly 600 million in subsidies and tax credits to go to select outlets and organizations over the next five years. These groups include journalism associations and advocacy groups that represent reporters across Canada, including French-language and ethnic press organizations, and the union Unifor. Rodriguez announced this week that he is asking eight associations that represent journalists in Canada to offer up a candidate to work on the independent panel tasked with making recommendations on who should be eligible for the tax measures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gambling floor: After a swashbuckling start as a kerosene trader, he ended up as Macau's richest person, a lavish spender and debonair ballroom dancer, according to CTV. A family statement said he died peacefully in his sleep, but did not give a cause of death. Considered the father of modern gambling in China, Ho's long and eventful life tracked the ebb and flow of southern China's fortunes. Tall, handsome and of mixed Chinese and European heritage, Ho fathered 17 children with four women, an extended family that engaged in high-profile squabbles over his legacy during his later years. But he said he avoided the gambling floor. Ho had stakes in businesses running everything from the ferries and helicopters connecting Hong Kong and Macao to department stores, hotels, Macao's airport and its horse-racing tracks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police uniform: Here in Ontario, at least five incidents of police impersonation were reported in a three-week stretch from mid-April to early May, spanning from Lakeshore, Ont. to Saugeen Shores, according to CTV. The map below gives a snapshot of each incident reported by police, in chronological order. The shooter in that case was a man dressed in a police uniform and driving a police car. Map compiled and built by Spencer Turcotte Two people have been arrested, and police said earlier this month that they do not believe the incidents are connected. He says that most of the research done on police impersonation comes out of the U.S. Blandford says that people who pretend to be police officers typically fall into one of the following categories Police wannabes people who want to boost their own ego or impress someone by portraying themselves as police officers Common criminals people who use the authority that comes with being a police officer to carry out crimes like home invasions, thefts from a vehicle Deviant people someone who uses the authority of being a police officer to commit a serious crime, like sexual assault, assault or homicide Vigilantes Blandford says he sees a new category emerging in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic of people trying to identify someone whom they believe shouldn't be in a particular area like cottagers, or in more serious cases, racism towards people whom they perceive to be immigrants Police are overwhelmingly impersonated by white men. But given what happened in Nova Scotia, it begs the question should the public be concerned Who is impersonating police officers Scott Blandford retired from policing after 30 years, and is now an assistant professor and program co-ordinator for public safety programs at Wilfrid Laurier University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clifton joseph: The bookstore, which later moved to Bathurst and Bloor, became a centre for Black community activism, as well as a source of inspiration for young Black writers and poets, among them Clifton Joseph, according to NOW Magazine. After Len died in 1998, Gwen kept the bookstore open until 2000. They opened Third World, a source of politics for the Caribbean, Latin American and African communities - Toronto's underground railroad to Black colonial history - on Bay Street in 1968, when the Ontario school curriculum was still deeply immersed in notions of white superiority. She died in 2009. The Dominica-born activist became involved in the civil rights movement after hearing Martin Luther King Jr. speak at the University of Toronto in the late 1960s. Expand Screenshot from Rosie, The Fearless Rebel directed by Sonia Godding Togobo Roosevelt Rosie Bernard Douglas 1941-2000 The Fearless Rebel I am saying that we have to prepare ourselves to use any means necessary to seek our liberation from white domination. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health officer: Theresa Tam, said that face masks are now recommended for those who can't keep a two-metre physical distance from others, according to CTV. B.C.'s premier said on Wednesdayhe plans to follow that advice. Last week, Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. I'll certainly be wearing a mask if I can't physical distance and I encourage all other British Columbians to do the same thing, Premier John Horgan said. But are all masks created equally and will any mask protect others from the spread of COVID-19 Here's what Dr. I expect if you're hopping on a Sky Train or catching a bus you're going to see increasing numbers of people who are wearing masks and personal protective equipment as they move around our urban centres. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lyrics: See listing, according to NOW Magazine. Rating NNNFirst the good news Titanic The Musical doesn't sink. THE MUSICAL by Maury Yeston music, lyrics and Peter Stone story, book Mirvish/Michael Harrison/Paul Elliott . At the Princess of Wales Theatre 300 King West . Runs to June 21. 35- 130. 416-872-1212. The James Cameron movie may have been hugely popular, but the 1997 Tony Award-winning musical has its own merits, including a glorious score, great big themes about class, immigration and hubris and, although we know how it ends, a plot that's often gripping and emotionally involving. Under director Thom Southerland, the look and scale of the show is underwhelming. Alas, it's not all smooth sailing for this production, which arrives from London's Southwark Playhouse to fit rather awkwardly into the large Princess of Wales. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

power brokers: And it came after another Vancouver MP, Jody Wilson-Raybould, had quit the cabinet and was thrown out of caucus in connection with the SNC-Lavalin scandal, according to Georgia Asian. To me, it seemed like Trudeau was merely tossing a scrap to Vancouver residents by giving the digital-government post to Murray. It smacked of a demotion because the prime minister handed her other pre-election cabinet post, president of the treasury board, to Qu bec MP Jean-Yves Duclos. It would merely ensure that there would continue to be two cabinet ministers from Vancouver when the real regional power brokers in cabinet from the West Coast were going to be Delta's Carla Qaualtrough and North Vancouver's Jonathan Wilkinson. That's because Qualtrough is the minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion, whereas Wilkinson's portfolio is environment and climate change. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.