belgian fries: But it is also and rightly so known for its fries, according to Georgia Asian. Thus a cultural mashup that blends Belgium's crispy national dish with Canada's penchant for cheese curds and oozing gravy is a match made in coronary-inducing heaven. Belgian Fries, 1885 Commercial Drive Belgium is known for Tin Tin, fruity beers, chocolate, and delicious waffles. Head to this vast Drive institution for a heaping, budget-friendly plate of double-fried frites doused with real chewy curds and dark, tasty gravy, best enjoyed at this time of year out on the patio, and washed down with an icy-cold Stella Artois for the full country-colliding experience. We like them straight up, but for a true gut-expanding delight, opt for the Montreal smoked-beef poutine, a meaty mountain of steaming goodness; you'll probably want to share the guilt on this one. Note there are veggie options too. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership race: Don't forget us, yelled one woman, according to National Observer. I could never forget the people, Ford yelled back. When Ford, visibly hot in suit and tie, waded into a dressed up crowd after officially becoming the 26th premier of Ontario, wellwishers asked him to remember the disabled, to do something about condo prices, to work hard and fight for them. Premier Doug Ford, wearing a sweat-ridden jacket, met the people after being sworn in at Queen's Park, promising to never forget them. He unveiled a cabinet of 13 men and seven women, appointing his rivals in the leadership race to top jobs, along with other familiar faces from the business world and politics. Fatima Syed fatimabsyed June 29, 2018Mulroney, Elliott and Phillips in cabinet What people are readingU.S. strong-armed Canada into calamitous Meng strategyB.C. First Nations leaders want immediate end to open-net salmon farms Shifting to electric vehicles requires economic incentives, just ask Norway In a speech on the footsteps of the legislative assembly, he mentioned the people fifteen times after swearing his oath of office twice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

road network: The federal agency has crunched the numbers and has compiled a list of reasons to be proud of Canada. 1, according to CTV. Approximately 9,976,182 square kilometres make up our vast nation, affectionately known as the Great White North, the second-largest country in the world. Sure, they may prompt a cheap laugh or two, but when it comes to over-generalized beliefs about Canadians, many of them appear to hold true, according to Statistics Canada. Russia is the largest, with 17.1 million square kilometres of land. 2. Road trip anyone 3. Canada's road network is so long it could circle the Earth's equator more than 19 times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

orwellian surveillance: The source material, of course, is Roald Dahl's beloved 1982 children's book, according to Georgia Asian. It remains the tale of a young orphan named Sophie here played by newcomer Ruby Barnhill whisked out of isolation when she happens to spot an extremely tall creature traipsing around London. Rated PG. In The BFG, director Steven Spielberg and late screenwriter Melissa Mathison attempt to re-create the multigenerational magic they achieved together in E.T. The results, while pleasant enough for wee ones, fall short of that goal. It must be the 1980s, because there's little hint of the Orwellian surveillance now everywhere in the U.K. The tall guy, played by Bridge of Spies' Mark Rylance with giant ears and a lot of computer enhancement, couldn't survive unseen today. The movie certainly underplays the creepier aspects of this scenario, making it clear that the mismatched two are extremely lonely. But back then it might have seemed prudent to kidnap Sophie and Brexit her to his faraway lair. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

province: But we are also at a crossroads in terms of our ecological future, according to National Observer. Do we continue to be a province which wholeheartedly supports the extraction and export of fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas Or do we openly seek a more sustainable and healthier future There are two main industrial proposals presently on the table that will shape our future as a province. As the BC NDP and BC Green parties assume power in the legislature, the province is poised to take on a wholly new political direction, armed with its first minority government in 64 years. These are the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion already approved by the federal and the outgoing B.C. Liberal government and the proposed massive expansion of the liquified natural gas industry LNG in northeastern B.C., and the hydraulic racking that comes with it. File photo by The Canadian Press, The Associated PressA big fracking problem If the Kinder Morgan pipeline proceeds, then as a society, we say yes to the mining and export of some of the most climate-polluting, emissions-heavy oil in the world. Workers tend to a well head at an Encana fracking gas well in western Colorado on March 29, 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights tribunal: The complaint was filed by six members of the Lake Babine Nation in northern B.C. They are Cathy Woodgate, Richard Perry, Dorothy Williams, Ann Tom, Maurice Joseph, and Emma Williams.A media release Monday June 29 by Dorothy Williams, hereditary chief Ronnie West, and counsel Karen Bellenhumeur recalls that the complaint was accepted by the Canadian Human Rights Commission in January 2017, according to Georgia Asian. The release notes that following an investigation, the commission requested that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hold a hearing. The Mounties' probe found no wrongdoing after several Indigenous residents in the Burns Lake area swore affidavits alleging they experienced or witnessed mistreatment by Furlong while he was working at a missionary school in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The date of the hearing has yet to be determined. The release likewise states that the six complainants have filed a statement of particulars before the tribunal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

world champion: The six-time world champion began by writing, Damn, I just don't even know where to start with this one, according to CTV. Hamilton later called Ecclestone's comments both ignorant and uneducated. Hamilton -- the lone Black driver in Formula 1 -- took to Instagram to reply to the comments made by the 89-year-old billionaire to CNN Sport on Friday. Ecclestone ran Formula 1 for roughly 40 years before being replaced as chief executive in 2017. It makes complete sense to me now that nothing was said or done to make our sport more diverse or to address the racial abuse I received throughout my career. Bernie is out of the sport and a different generation but this is exactly what is wrong -- ignorant and uneducated comments which show us how far we as a society need to go before real equality can happen, Hamilton wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

brunswick: This article is about a recent event in Eastern Canada, but it should ring a cautionary bell for all Canadians since we will all soon be facing a similar issue, according to Rabble. New Brunswick's Education Minister Dominic Cardy is fuming because an amendment to provincial legislation that he championed was recently defeated in a free vote. The column below reflects the views of its author, but not necessarily that of the WS Editorial Board. Had it been successful, the amendment would have made numerous vaccinations mandatory for school children in New Brunswick, removing an exemption that previously existed for students whose parents filed a written objection. Cardy, There are no two sides to the debate around the safety of vaccines. According to Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cotroneo: It was meant to be a one-time event for the Manitoba centennial, says Folkorama executive director Teresa Cotroneo, according to CTV. It was so popular that here we are 50 years later. With just over a month before it begins, preparations are in full swing for its 50th year. In celebration of the event, there will be an honorary street naming and a flag raising at city hall. So guests can see how each community has changed throughout the years, she says. Cotroneo says they've also encouraged pavilions to incorporate a retrospective of their past involvement in the festival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

racialized members: We have noticed that our Brotherhood does not have the same read on reality as its racialized members, the officers wrote in their letter dated Wednesday, which was the Fete nationale statutory holiday in Quebec, according to CTV. While the officers wrote that they agree with Francoeur's assertion that there may not be direct parallels between the death of George Floyd and the state of policing in Montreal, they assert that racism has not spared the SPVM. Floyd was a Black man killed by a white police officer last month in Minneapolis, sparking widespread protests against police brutality and racial profiling. The letter signed by nine racialized officers of the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal SPVM - seven men and two women - calls out Yves Francoeur for comments the union head made in interviews earlier this month in Le Journal de Montreal and on Paul Arcand's morning radio show on 98.5 FM. In their letter, the subject line of which is Consternation at your media statements regarding systemic racism and racial profiling, the officers wrote that they were surprised to hear Francoeur say he doesn't believe either exists within the ranks of the SPVM - especially since the force itself recently acknowledged the existence of systemic racism. It may be committed by a minority, but it discredits the entire organization, they said in their letter. In a response to the officers dated two days later, Francoeur still would not acknowledge that there is systemic racism within the SPVM. He said that while he and the Brotherhood recognize that there are people within the department who hold racist attitudes, his public comments were intended to defend the vast majority of Montreal police employees, who Franceour said are not racist. The officers are asking Francoeur to recognize that such problems exist within the force, saying that is the first step toward finding solutions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trudeau: COVID-19 has changed the lives of people everywhere, and it has highlighted inequalities around the world, Trudeau said, according to CTV. None of us have been spared from the effects of COVID-19 and none of us can beat it alone. Trudeau announced the new funds in another virtual international fundraiser -- this one sponsored by an organization, Global Citizen, that raised almost 9.5 billion in pledges. Canada's contribution includes 180 million to address the immediate humanitarian and development impacts of the pandemic and 120 million towards a new initiative called the Access to COVID-19 Tools ACT Accelerator. It supports organizations, health professionals and businesses in their efforts to develop a vaccine, as well as drug therapies and diagnostic tools to battle the pandemic. The ACT Accelerator was created in April by the World Health Organization, the French government, the European Commission and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to ensure equitable access to medical treatments. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british way: Disappointment and shock at the outcome, especially among young Britons, has already generated a petition seeking to redress the outcome of the Brexit referendum; it has garnered 1.7 million signatures in almost no time at all, according to National Observer. Brexit - young Remain voters watching outcome. But in a characteristically British way, it has come into clear view not as a result of street protests or flagrant civil disobedience, but as the outcome of an orderly vote. CBC photo The outcome of the Brexit vote in Great Britain, a slim 2% win for the side that wants to leave the European Union, has stimulated an outpouring of sentiment and angst not seen since the global economic collapse of 2008. What people are reading How Canada tries to hide its racism by pointing a finger at the U.S. Federal government network outage hits Canadian pandemic research funding Saskatchewan's First Nations, M tis and Northern Affairs minister denies flunking file The distinction in age between those who wished to remain in the EU, and those who wished to depart, could not be more obvious. And that sentiment is sharply divided between young people looking to the future, and old people looking backwards to the past. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

crime incidents: Unfortunately, hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation are primarily violent, with the largest group of victims being male, according to Georgia Asian. Also, black Canadians remain the most targeted racial group for hate crimes. The good news is that violent hate crimes against specific groups are decreasing. While hate crimes represented only a very small percentage of all police-reported crime in Canada, police reported 1,414 hate-motivated criminal incidents in 2012. Although hate crime incidents related to sexual orientation were the smallest of the three most reported hate crimes, they were also the most violent, with 67 percent being violent offences. According to Statistics Canada, the majority of all hate crimes 704 incidents, or 52 percent were racially or ethnically motivated hatred while 419 incidents 30 percent were religious-related hate crimes and 185 incidents 13 percent were motivated by hatred of sexual orientation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

election night: The separatist movement saw new life breathed into it on election night 2019, with the Liberal win tapping into anger and frustration among voters who felt they've been short-changed by the federal government, according to CTV. Wexit began trending on Twitter in Canada in the early morning hours after the election results came in. The Wexit party's view is that Confederation isn't working for Western Canada, specifically Alberta and Saskatchewan, and that it's time to split off from the rest of the country. In an interview on CTV's Question Period, host Evan Solomon asked Hill who served as a Conservative MP for 17 years and was the house leader and government whip under former prime minister Stephen Harper when he came to the conclusion that it was time for Western Canada to go it alone. But when Justin Trudeau was elected, largely because of the Maritimes and Quebec and Ontario it was very clear then that the West is once again completely out of step with central Canada. I think the deal breaker was the re-election of Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government last October, but I've been speaking out on independence for Western Canada, writing newspaper columns over the last two years now, and I was clearly leaning that way, I was trying to lead some, or at least prompt some discussion on the subject, Hill said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

place: Canada Day at Canada Place is a popular event, according to Georgia Asian. Canada Place Canada Day at Canada Place, 999 Canada Place Presented by the Port of Vancouver, this iconic and popular event is the biggest Canada Day celebration outside of Ottawa. Here are five events to check out around town on our country's 149th birthday. Expect a full day of fun festivities 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. suitable for the entire brood. As for the grand finale, a fireworks show will take place at 10 30 p.m. at the Burrard Inlet to cap off the country's 149th birthday. Highlights include musical performances, a citizenship ceremony, multicultural talent performances, an Expo '86 pavilion, street hockey, the evening Canada Day parade 7 00 p.m. and much more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

multicultural metropolis: Before that they were in Mumbai, India, according to CTV. But wherever they lived, Doris and Gabriel Chordekar didn't feel safe raising their two daughters. Eight years ago they were living in Tel Aviv, Israel. That's why they came to Canada. However, a job opportunity soon lured them further west, to the rural community of Port Stanley, on the shores of Lake Erie. The Chordekars immigrated here in 1999, fulling intending to lay down roots in the multicultural metropolis of Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

theater: The first performance will be staged at 7 p.m, according to NOW Magazine. Friday, June 28, and the final two start at 3 and 7 p.m. The two-week camp started June 17 and ends with three public performances of the show. Saturday, June 29. This is not the first time the theater has hosted youth drama camps before, but it had been several years. All three shows will be held at the Little Theater, located on 238 S. Clay St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

then-british colony: I can still remember how amazed I was when the first tower started to go up, and the lineups were around the block, Yuen recalled in an interview with the Georgia Straight, according to Georgia Asian. There were a lot of Chinese immigrants, Hong Kong immigrants mainly, because of Li Ka-shing and his name. Yuen was part of a team hired by Concord Pacific to create a new neighbourhood of high-rise residential towers after Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's purchase of the former Expo site. Tens of thousands of people moved from Hong Kong to Vancouver in the late 1980s and early '90s, concerned about the future of the then-British colony, which was going to be returned to China on July 1, 1997. Yuen explained that the exodus from Hong Kong has had a big impact on the Vancouver real-estate industry, noting that prior to Expo 86 there were never lineups to buy property. In the late '80s, there was also an investment boom from Hong Kong, triggered by concerns about what would become of the colony's capitalist business culture after it reverted to China. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

york district: Joe Crowley in the working-class New York district stretching from the Bronx to Queens is likely to propel her avowedly left-wing platform into the Democratic mainstream as the 2018 midterm elections heat up, according to National Observer. But her detailed proposals to deal with climate change could prove among the most influential at a time when the Democrats have failed to rally around any policy that could feasibly reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically enough to make a difference. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning primary victory over powerful U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez outlined plans to transition the United States to a 100 per cent renewable energy system by 2035. Louis. It's a goal hailed by environmentalists as the last best hope of staving off the most catastrophic effects of human-caused planetary warming, and it's one already adopted by a coalition of mayors representing 42 per cent of U.S. electricity use and representing major cities such as Atlanta and St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

backroom deal: As the backroom deal was in the works, we communicated with each other over a text messaging string, according to Rabble. Late at night, a message come across the our phones from Drew Barnes. Promises of cabinet posts and the perks of power abounded. I was elected Wildrose, am staying Wildrose. For the trivia buffs, my phone showed no further texts on that group chat until the historic mass floor crossing. I added I'm with Barnes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bazaar: Toronto filmmaker Nina Beveridge was born in Mumbai, so a walk through the Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto's east end feels nostalgic, according to NOW Magazine. The smell of tandoori chicken and curries, the sight of colourful sarees hanging in storefront windows and the sound of South Asian music playing in the air for me, that's like home, she says. They're featured in a new TVO documentary, Little India Village of Dreams. Two decades after purchasing a home just two blocks from the bazaar, Beveridge's documentary about life in Little India will premiere on TVO. Little India Village of Dreams looks at several multigenerational families running businesses in the bazaar. Paradoxically, a big draw of the bazaar is that it's rooted in the old days of Indian culture, Beveridge observes. Perhaps more importantly, it examines what might become of these traditional Indian shops and restaurants as they attempt to modernize while preserving their cultural legacy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lethbridge college: Another 26 per cent said police were performing adequately, according to CTV. The vast majority of city residents, 87.2 per cent believe LPS officers are polite and respectful, and more than 83 per cent feel safe in their own neighbourhood. The survey by the Citizen Society Research Lab at Lethbridge College found 68.3 per cent of residents believe LPS is doing a good job policing the community. But the feelings of safety in downtown continue to rapidly deteriorate. This year it dropped off considerably. CCR Lab Research Chair Faron Ellis said nearly as many residents feel unsafe when visiting downtown 49.7 per cent as those who feel safe 50.3 per cent . For the last couple of years we saw a gradual decrease in the perceptions of people feeling safe in the downtown, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european diplomat: Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press shows that seawater has entered the engine compartment of the tanker, which hasn't been maintained for over five years, causing damage to the pipelines and increasing the risk of sinking, according to CTV. Rust has covered parts of the tanker and the inert gas that prevents the tanks from gathering inflammable gases, has leaked out. Meanwhile, Houthi rebels who control the area where the ship is moored have denied UN inspectors access to the vessel. Experts say maintenance is no longer possible because the damage to the ship is irreversible. But one European diplomat, a Yemeni government official and the tanker's company owner said that Houthi rebels have resisted. For years, the UN has been trying to send inspectors to assess the damage aboard the vessel known as the FSO Safer and look for ways to secure the tanker by unloading the oil and pulling the ship to safety. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ranks companies: But they've often lagged the broader market, according to CTV. That's no longer the case. For years, there have been mutual funds and ETFs that focused on companies that score well on various environmental, social and governance metrics. ESG funds are on the rise as investors realize that companies have to do better -- particularly when it comes to the social aspect of ESG mandates during the Black Lives Matter movement. Index provider MSCI even ranks companies based on their ESG performance. For example, the iShares ESG MSCI USA, Vanguard ESG US Stock and Flex Shares STOXX US ESG impact ETFs are each up about 10 per cent over the past year, easily outperforming the Dow and S&P 500 over the same time frame. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

relationship: Canadians love to conceive of our relationship with the United States like this we are helpless and can do little against the giant beside us, according to National Observer. Roll over. Indeed, a beast of such size is impossible to ignore in even a king-sized bed, and his every grunt and movement becomes the problem of his bedfellow. Put a pillow on your head. But the relationship is much more than a tale of a helpless small animal keeping an even keel in the midst of an elephant. Hope to God he doesn't roll over on you. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

task force: But human trafficking happens here in Alberta, and many of the victims are Albertans, according to Rabble. Sex trafficking, labour trafficking, and organ trafficking have all been reported in Alberta. Many people believe human trafficking is something that occurs elsewhere, to other people. Half of the victims are Canadian citizens and the majority are women and children. Brandt has been involved in anti-trafficking advocacy for years. Premier Jason Kenney was criticized for appointing country music star, Paul Brandt to head the task force. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.