canadian council: The largest group is likely to be in Montreal, where between 100 and 200 students from McGill, Universite du Quebec a Montreal and the University of Moncton are hosting a joint event, according to Guelph Mercury. Dubbed a research-a-thon, it will focus on gathering information for the Canadian Council for Refugees to help support a potential legal challenge to the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement. Between 300 and 500 students from all 22 of Canada's law schools have signed up for four-hour shifts where they'll conduct legal research relating to the recent travel bans in the United States and their impact in Canada, organizers say. It will also serve as a fundraiser for the refugee council. Montreal law student Rachelle Bastarache said she originally floated the idea of a study group for her fellow McGill students who wanted to help those affected by Trump's immigration policies. The future of the Trump law was unclear after a U.S. judge on Friday ordered a nationwide hold on the measure, backing a challenge by the states of Washington and Minnesota who are challenging it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people act: People act like whatever's going on in the U.S. does not happen in Canada, according to Guelph Mercury. But as we saw in Quebec, all these people got shot in a mosque. The rally, one of about a dozen across Canada, was organized in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban and to condemn last weekend's shooting at a Quebec City mosque that left six men dead. We don't feel safe in our country with all the Islamophobic rhetoric that's going around. She said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should revoke the so-called safe third country agreement, which makes it difficult for refugees to seek asylum in Canada if they come through the U.S. They should also lift the cap on the number of private sponsorships so refugees can find safety here, she said. It's unjust, it's uncalled for, and it's absolutely wrong, said Sumaiya Zaman. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

travel bans: Hours before their event was set to start, a U.S. judge ordered a nationwide hold on the measures Friday night, backing a challenge by the states of Washington and Minnesota who want the opportunity to challenge it, according to Guelph Mercury. The ruling suspends Trump's order to temporarily halt immigrants, refugees and visitors from seven Muslim majority countries. Students from all 22 of Canada's law schools signed up to take part in a daylong study blitz on Saturday to conduct legal research relating to the recent travel bans in the United States and their impact in Canada. But Montreal law student Rachelle Bastarache said the new development makes the research event more relevant, especially since Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to call the judge's decision ridiculous and his administration indicated it would appeal the ruling. It's even more important to get the word out in case the next order is worse. I don't think we can say that the U.S. is a safe country for refugees to claim asylum in, because the person on top has made it clear about how he feels about the situation, and that won't change, Bastarache said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

aid station: Speaking about the cause, Chris said Every year MOAS rescue thousands of people who risk death at sea while searching for a better life, according to Hamilton Spectator. But for an accident of geography, those people could be us and we could be them. The band - Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion - have thrown their support behind Malta-based search-and-rescue charity MOAS Migrant Offshore Aid Station and will work with the organization on a long-term basis to aid its humanitarian work with migrants and refugees fleeing war and persecution in the Middle East. For this reason, we're proud to support MOAS' life-saving work. MOAS was founded in 2014 and is a non-profit organization that operates on the front line of the Mediterranean migration crisis. The announcement was made via a fundraising film called 'Rescue Humanity' which features the Coldplay frontman performing an a cappella version of Coldplay's 'Don't Panic' which is laid over real footage from a recent MOAS rescue which was filmed by artist Adam Broomberg. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mosque: Archbishops offer prayer, solidarity at funeral for men killed in mosque The Canadian Press It is time that the authors of this type of discourse, whether it be politicians, hosts or other public figures, that they realize the harm their words may cause, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a packed convention centre, according to Globe and Mail. Read more Can Peterborough stand as an inspiration to Quebec after mosque attack Andr Picard In wake of Quebec City shooting, Canada must break silence around gun control Read more After mosque attack, Quebec begins painful reckoning over treatment of Muslim community Premier Philippe Couillard reiterated how the events had become a turning point for Quebec society in a decade-long quest to strike a balance between francophones' desire to protect their culture and accommodating the needs of a growing number of immigrants in the province. An emotional ceremony featured numerous calls for empathy and solidarity with the country's Muslim communities, which have often been the target of xenophobic and racist slurs. Quoting Irish poet William Butler Yeats, Mr. The public funeral for Azzeddine Soufiane, 57, Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42 and Ibrahima Barry, 39, followed a similar service Thursday in Montreal for Khaled Belkacemi, 60, Aboubaker Thabti, 44, and Abdelkrim Hassane, 41. Couillard said There are no strangers here; only friends that have not yet met. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bowl appearance: I do what I think is best for the team, he says, according to Hamilton Spectator. For the better part of those 17 seasons, that approach has worked out well for the Patriots. And they are 10 words that he leans on whenever he is queried about what's gone into making his team an annual threat to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. They will make their seventh Super Bowl appearance under Belichick on Sunday when they take on the Atlanta Falcons. The 64-year-old coach has done it by having an uncanny ability of getting his teams to buy into a program that has become known as the Patriot Way. Along with quarterback Tom Brady, Belichick already is part of the winningest coach/quarterback combination in NFL post-season history, taking 24 games together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian council: The largest group is likely to be in Montreal, where between 100 and 200 students from McGill, Universite du Quebec a Montreal and the University of Moncton are hosting a joint event, according to Metro News. Dubbed a research-a-thon, it will focus on gathering information for the Canadian Council for Refugees to help support a potential legal challenge to the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement. Between 300 and 500 students from all 22 of Canada's law schools have signed up for four-hour shifts where they'll conduct legal research relating to the recent travel bans in the United States and their impact in Canada, organizers say. It will also serve as a fundraiser for the refugee council. Montreal law student Rachelle Bastarache said she originally floated the idea of a study group for her fellow McGill students who wanted to help those affected by Trump's immigration policies. The future of the Trump law was unclear after a U.S. judge on Friday ordered a nationwide hold on the measure, backing a challenge by the states of Washington and Minnesota who are challenging it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

friends: Since it was January, you can imagine the looks I got, according to Huffington Post Canada. But it's research for a story! I cajoled. Photo World Vision A few weeks ago, I challenged some of my friends to sleep outside for a night. As if that would change their minds. But that belief was being shaken by the responses I got from my friends. From Polar Bear dips to winter camping, I'd like to think that many Canadians are immune to the cold. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

group hamas: He says a campaign should be about the candidate and not the conduct of the candidate's staff, according to Hamilton Spectator. Kouvalis said last month that he posted false information about the governing Liberals in an effort to draw out left-leaning voters. Nick Kouvalis posted on Facebook that he is quitting because it has become clear he has become a distraction to Leitch's campaign. Last year Kouvalis tweeted a list of billions of dollars Justin Trudeau's Liberal government had supposedly given to international aid organizations in the last year, including 351 million for the designated terrorist group Hamas. Kouvalis also attracted media attention after using a slur against a constitutional expert who was critical of Leitch's policies. He later said the information was false, telling Maclean's magazine that he posted it to make the left go nuts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration policies: Microsoft seeks exception program on Trump immigration orders Silicon Valley pushes back at Trump immigration crackdown Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda, but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that, Kalanick, who had planned to attend a meeting of the group on Friday, said in the email, according to CBC. He said he spoke briefly to Trump about the immigration order and its issues for our community and told the president he would not join the economic council. The CEO of the ride-hailing service had been under mounting pressure from activists who oppose the administration's immigration policies, including Uber drivers, many of whom are immigrants themselves. The CEO came under increasing pressure to leave the council after Trump issued an executive order temporarily barring entry to people from seven majority-Muslim nations. The executive order is hurting many people in communities all across America, he wrote in a note to employees. There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration, but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

island nations: The Australian government pays both countries to house the refugees, because it refuses to settle any of them in Australia, according to Metro News. That has resulted in many of them languishing inside the detention facilities for years. A look at what's at stake AUSTRALIA DOESN'T WANT BOAT REFUGEESUnder the Obama administration, the U.S. agreed to resettle a group of refugees who are being held at detention camps on the impoverished Pacific island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea. The conditions at the camps are grim and reports of detainees suffering abuse and attempting suicide are frequent. The refugees are, in fact, among around 1,250 asylum seekers who were transferred to the island detention centres after being intercepted while trying to reach Australia by boat. UNCLEAR HOW MANY ARE GENUINE REFUGEESPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly described the refugees as illegal immigrants and said in a tweet that there are thousands of them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city: There was this feeling of Oh, here we go again.' In photos Hundreds gather at second funeral for mosque victims in Quebec City In Photos Hundreds gather in Montreal for funeral service of three Quebec City mosque victims Related 'I won't be scared of praying here' Quebec City mosque reopens for worship Read more Worshippers open doors to attacked Quebec City mosque, share their sorrows Sunday's murderous attack on the Quebec City mosque had eerie similarities to a firebombing attack on Masjid Al-Salaam, Peterborough, Ont.'s only mosque, less than 15 months ago, according to Globe and Mail. There was one profound difference six lives lost in Quebec, none in Peterborough but both attacks came around evening prayer, the fortunate difference in Peterborough being that the people had left before the attacker smashed through a window and set an accelerant on fire. Abdella says. The Peterborough incident had taken place the day after ISIS-claimed terrorist attacks in Paris had killed 130 people. This person is out there still, says Mr. Unlike in Quebec City, where 27-year-old Alexandre Bissonnette was quickly arrested and charged with six counts of murder and five of attempted murder, the firebomber in Peterborough has never been found. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslim countries: This is a particular subset of children who require life-saving surgery, so, absent that surgery, they will certainly die, Hoskins told reporters Friday afternoon at Queen's Park, according to Toronto Star. I felt, particularly in light of the occurrences in the past week in Quebec, that Canadians and Ontarians would feel comfortable and confident in expressing our openness, our willingness, our generosity, he said, referring to Sunday's attack on a mosque that left six men dead. In the wake of Trump's temporary immigration ban against citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which has affected thousands of families, Health Minister Eric Hoskins offered a prescription to help. What we're saying is that Canada is a country that has always looked to ways that it could reach out and support vulnerable people around the world. Sick Kids has been approached by a number of hospitals in the United States with regard to a number of cases, he said, noting most are for highly specialized cardiac care for infants as young as 4 months old. Article Continued Below Hoskins, a former aid worker in the Middle East and Africa and co-founder of War Child Canada, a non-governmental organization that helps kids from war zones, said Toronto's world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children is on the case. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

october show: The total included an influx of Syrian refugees, along with provincially nominated families and entrepreneurs, according to CTV. A news release from the province today says that the province is also expecting to accept another 2,150 people under the provincial nomination program this year. The province's Immigration Department says preliminary figures for last year to the end of October show 4,835 newcomers -- including refugees --arrived in Nova Scotia, the highest number since the war. The Ivany Report, an economic blueprint for the province, has urged the province to increase immigration due to a declining birth rate and out migration. The report urged the province to attempt to attract up to 7,000 immigrants a year by 2024 and to embrace a greater ethnic and racial diversity in the makeup of the newcomers. It has predicted that within 15 years there will be 100,000 fewer people of working age in the province, and Nova Scotia cannot count on its natural birth rate to replace the workforce. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

october show: The total included an influx of Syrian refugees, along with provincially nominated families and entrepreneurs, according to CTV. The province says it is also expecting another 2,150 people under the provincial nomination program this year, but it doesn't indicate how many more refugees may arrive. The province's Immigration Department says preliminary figures for last year to the end of October show 4,835 newcomers -- including about 1,500 refugees -- arrived in Nova Scotia, saying it's the highest number in decades. However, Don Mills, a pollster who has supported a business push to increase immigration in the province, said he sees the figure as an improvement that is still short of what the province needs to replace an aging workforce, and notes the boom in refugees may decrease. But we have to ramp it up even quicker. We're going on in the right direction, he said in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

post-industrial city: But now, Utica is beset with new anxiety in the age of Trump, according to The Chronicle Herald. The president's order restricting refugees and travel from certain Muslim countries has immigrants in Utica feeling uncertain about their place here. An influx of thousands of refugees from around the world over the past few decades is credited with injecting new energy and optimism into this faded post-industrial city of 62,000. Some also worry they will not be able to bring over family members fleeing war zones and refugee camps. It makes me terrified. There's one saying my mom used to tell me in camp in Iraq A refugee will always be a refugee, said 18-year-old Manal Alawsaj, a Palestinian who just became a citizen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

recruits: He says that while putting captured ISIS fighters on trial for terrorism may be easier than prosecuting them for slavery, genocide and the persecution of minorities, it will not cut off the flow of recruits to the militant group. '869750339623', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container93428467', 'ciid' 'caffeine13966884' ; How to hold ISIS accountable for war crimes 9 55 It's a relatively quick way to prosecute individuals, but with a lot of possible joiners of these groups, if you prosecute an ISIS member as a terrorist, it may serve as an incentive to others to join because they'll say 'Well, if we're terrorists, what about George Bush, what about Tony Blair and so forth,' Wiley told CBC'sPower & Politics, according to CBC. We really feel that this counterterrorism effort needs to be coupled with a criminal prosecutorial effort, which reveals groups such as the Islamic State to essentially be criminal syndicates engaged in murder, narcotics trafficking, sexual slavery and so forth to leave aside the terrorist label wherever possible, Wiley said. Bill Wiley, executive director for the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, has been working with investigators on the ground to tie crimes such as systematic murder, rape, slavery and torture to the ISIS leadership. Rampant corruption a hurdle to bringing Yazidis to Canada Yazidi women 'They raped us; they killed our men'MPs chart new course by bringing Yazidi survivors to Canada Wiley, a lawyer and former Canadian Forces officer, has worked on war crimes investigations with the Department of Justice Canada and the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Other donors to the group include the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union. During an appearance before a parliamentary committee last November, Wiley told MPs that his group's annual operating budget stands at about 10.5 million and that Canada had provided the group with 3.3 million in funding over the previous 18 months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee claimants: The board has seen a dramatic increase in the number of inland refugee claimants those who arrive in Canada and seek asylum from 10,751 in 2013 to 16,914 in 2015, according to Toronto Star. Just nine months into 2016, 16,279 claims had been filed and the yearly tally, which isn't yet available, is expected to reach 20,000.U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-refugee and anti-immigrant policies coupled with as Ottawa's recent move to lift the visa requirements for Mexican travellers mean Canada is expected to see its annual asylum claims peak again this year. Cole Burston / Toronto Star file photo By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Fri., Feb. 3, 2017 The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada says it is changing its approach for scheduling asylum hearings in order to cope with increasing refugee claims and global instability. In a terse notice, the board said it will redeploy up to half of its capacity to address its backlog of claims, which stands at more than 21,000, while the rest of staff will continue to focus on newly arrived claims that must be heard within 60 days under the controversial statutory timelines imposed by the former Conservative government. If they don't have a security clearance at their first hearing, lawyers say, claimants are doomed to wait in a black hole until a new hearing is scheduled. In the last year or so, lawyers have been complaining of delays by the Canada Border Services Agency in issuing security clearances, which refugees need before their claims can be heard. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

square space: U.S. Super Bowl commercials in Canada test future of CRTC ad policy Companies are shelling out 5 million US for a 30-second spot, and both 84 Lumber and Budweiser feature at least minute-long ads displaying both Mexican and European characters, according to CBC. Honda and Bud Light, meanwhile, reached back into the past. At least two of the commercials for Sunday's Super Bowl telecast feature themes that contrast with President Donald Trump's recent ban on Muslim immigrants and his proposal to build a wall between the U.S.A. and Mexico. While T-Mobile, Square Space and Avocados went for the traditional big names-humour motif. And thanks to a change in regulation from the CRTC, Canadians will have the option of watching all the commercials during the game, rather than on social media after the game as in past years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

staff kouvalis: He says a campaign should be about the candidate and not the conduct of the candidate's staff, according to The Chronicle Herald. Kouvalis attracted considerable attention in the media and online after being quoted as referring to a constitutional expert who was critical of Leitch's policies as a cuck, short for cuckhold. Nick Kouvalis posted on Facebook that he is quitting because it has become clear he has become a distraction to Leitch's campaign. The word has been used amongst the American alt-right movement to describe Republicans who they perceive to be emasculated or selling out. Kouvalis also admitted last month that he posted false information about the governing Liberals in an effort to draw out left-leaning voters. Kouvalis later apologized for the slur. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tear-streaked face: The jury found three other men not guilty, according to Vancouver Observer. Christhurajah's wife, Mary Patrishiya, sobbed outside the courtroom after learning the result of the bail hearing. Last week a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of Christhurajah, who is accused of organizing the voyage of the MV Sun Sea, a rickety cargo ship that transported 492 Tamil asylum seekers from Thailand to Canada in August 2010. I have no words, she said, covering her tear-streaked face with both hands. Christhurajah's six-year-old daughter was with her mother outside court on Thursday. I'm going to hug him, she added when asked about the first thing she would do when she saw her husband. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tools i: Perhaps I should have read George Orwell's 1984 more closely, according to Rabble. I have been working to organize within the political system in the U.S. and Canada for decades and, now, all I can do is resist. Perhaps I lacked imagination. As I am drawn into new networks of organizers who are building locally and globally to oppose the attacks on everything we believe in, I am inspired by the tools I am finding. Please share any additional tools and campaigns you are building. I hope you find these Canada-focused recommendations useful as you build your ability to resist and fight back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

university professor: Kouvalis's abrupt resignation came on the heels of several public controversies, according to CTV. Last month, Kouvalis was criticized after telling Maclean's that he posted false information to Twitter about the Liberal government in an effort to make the left go nuts. Nick Kouvalis, who worked on Tory's 2014 campaign, announced on Thursday that he was stepping down from his position with Leitch's campaign due to the fact that he had become a distraction. Kouvalis also apologized last week after he used a slur against a constitutional expert and university professor who was critical of Leitch's policies on Twitter. Kouvalis, I had clearly expressed to him my complete rejection of his actions in connection with the Leitch campaign, Tory said in the statement issued early Friday morning. Prior to this decision by Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

values: We must never allow our values to become the collateral damage of a search for greater security, according to Huffington Post Canada. Shutting our door to refugees or discriminating among them is not our way, and does not make us safer.'' A special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees since 2012, Jolie says refugees recommended for resettlement are often survivors of terrorism and torture or may be in need of advanced medical care. Every time we depart from our values we worsen the very problem we are trying to contain,'' Jolie writes. Refugees seeking entry to the U.S. already undergo extensive screening by various federal agencies, she says. Every government must balance the needs of its citizens with its international responsibilities. The global refugee crisis and the threat from terrorism make it entirely justifiable that we consider how best to secure our borders,'' she writes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

video friday: The two-minute film focuses on 12-year-old Ahmed and 92-year-old Harry, according to Huffington Post Canada. With cuts to footage of Syrian refugees and archival clips from World War II, both share harrowing stories of fleeing war and fearing for their lives during their journey to a safer place. To drive home that point, UNICEF released a video Friday that draws striking parallels between two refugee crises, more than 70 years apart. Footage of Syrian and World War II refugees fleeing war, travelling by boat. Harry survived World War II by leaving Berlin, Germany, finding sanctuary in the United Kingdom. Photo UNICEF screengrab Ahmed left Damascus, Syria and eventually reunited with his family in Sweden. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

collateral damage: Every time we depart from our values we worsen the very problem we are trying to contain, Jolie writes, according to Guelph Mercury. We must never allow our values to become the collateral damage of a search for greater security. She also says in a New York Times editorial Thursday that the U.S. decision to suspend refugee resettlements and visits from several Muslim-majority countries isn't the American way. Shutting our door to refugees or discriminating among them is not our way, and does not make us safer. Refugees seeking entry to the U.S. already undergo extensive screening by various federal agencies, she says. A special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees since 2012, Jolie says refugees recommended for resettlement are often survivors of terrorism and torture or may be in need of advanced medical care. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.