vancouver: He has not reacted publicly.article continues below Trending Stories Veteran Vancouver radio host celebrates 35 years at CKNWPoint Grey condo owners can't stop the music Lace up! Vancouver's Robson Square Ice Rink opens PHOTOS Vancouver salmon researcher receives national nod Attorney General Sylvestre Nyandwi said the suspects allegedly were involved in the planning and execution of the killing of Melchior Ndadaye in 1993, according to Vancouver Courier. It sparked a civil war between the East African nation's two dominant ethnic groups, the Hutu and Tutsi, in which an estimated 300,000 people died. At the top of the list is former president Pierre Buyoya, now the high representative of the African Union. Regarded by many in Burundi as the hero of democracy and the country's first elected Hutu leader, Ndadaye was killed in an attempted coup by hard-line Tutsi soldiers four months after Buyoya, a Tutsi, stepped down. In events marking 25 years since the assassination in October, Burundi's justice minister told lawmakers that those suspected had held powerful positions for many years, delaying efforts at accountability. Buyoya, who ruled Burundi from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2005, has denied any role in the killing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chinese government: Their grins were tight-lipped, mirthless, according to Vancouver Courier. Her sister had posted the picture on a social media account along with a caption punctuated by a smiley-face.article continues below Trending Stories Look, I have a Han Chinese mother now! his sister wrote. One was his 39-year-old sister; standing at her side was an elderly woman Idris did not know. Idris knew instantly The old woman was a spy, sent by the Chinese government to infiltrate his family. According to the ruling Communist Party's official newspaper, as of the end of September, 1.1 million local government workers have been deployed to ethnic minorities' living rooms, dining areas and Muslim prayer spaces, not to mention at weddings, funerals and other occasions once considered intimate and private. There are many like her. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

francophone services: But did anything new come out of it No, May said, according to National Observer. Franco-Ontarians reacted to the Ontario government's planned cuts with a fury that spread to Quebec the city halls in Montreal and Quebec City raised the Franco-Ontarian flag and the immensely popular Tout le monde en parle current-affairs television show devoted an episode to the issue. Trudeau met with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, the NDP's Jagmeet Singh, Green Leader Elizabeth May and interim Bloc Quebecois Leader Mario Beaulieu a rare cross-party leaders' confab Scheer requested Monday after reductions to francophone services announced two weeks ago by Ontario's Progressive Conservative government. ; The mood after the Parliament Hill meeting was that it was largely symbolic a show of support for francophones outside Quebec. A backbench Tory legislator for a heavily francophone riding in Eastern Ontario broke ranks and criticized her government's moves. And after having demoted francophone affairs from a distinct ministry to a mere area of responsibility for Attorney General Caroline Mulroney upon winning power, Ford gave it back its cabinet status on Tuesday. Premier Doug Ford rapidly backtracked on a plan to abolish the independent office of the French-language services commissioner; the position was restored, though it's to move under the supervision of the province's ombudsman. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health care: The PBO projects that costs per migrant will rise to 16,666 in the fiscal year ending March 2020 because of longer wait times for migrants waiting to complete the entire asylum-claim process, which will mean the federal government will be responsible for their health care for longer, according to National Observer. Giroux warned that 340 million or more could become an annual cost if Canada doesn't see any decrease in the number of irregular asylum-seekers. Claimants accepted at their first hearings cost the federal government less; those who exhaust all legal avenues and are eventually removed from Canada cost more. Canada has experienced an influx of irregular migrants through the border with the United States since early 2017, shortly after the Trump administration took steps to end temporary protected status for tens of thousands of migrants living in the U.S. Since then, almost 35,000 asylum seekers have filed refugee claims at the Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada's arm's-length agency that deals with refugee claims and appeals.A quirk in Canada's laws means that if someone makes an asylum claim on Canadian soil, Canada has to evaluate it. Many claimants have avoided official border checkpoints where they would have been turned back to the U.S. under an agreement that defines the United States as a country where refugees can safely stay. The same claim made at an official crossing from the United States would be rejected on the spot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

al: Al Kontar was immediately welcomed by his sponsor and the rest of the community with open arms, according to Toronto Star. A Syrian national, Hassan Al Kontar, and his sponsor Laurie Cooper meet for the first time at the Vancouver airport. He arrived at the Vancouver airport with only thin clothes and a pair of slippers. Al Kontar was stranded in a Malaysian airport for seven months before Cooper raised money for his refugee sponsorship. I have to keep reminding myself, he said in an interview from his new Whistler home. Jen Grover / Contributed I'm here now and I'm safe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

david zalubowski: Stevenson, a Scottish grandfather, said he made an honest mistake, but it might ruin his plans to fly with his wife to New York City on Monday, according to Toronto Star. Travelers wait in long lines to pass through a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. The question that asked whether he was a terrorist. The questions asked by ESTA and other immigration procedures have evolved alongside security concerns in the United States. David Zalubowski / Associated Press He ran into trouble filling out the automated online form on the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, known as ESTA, that allows people from selected countries to apply for travel to the United States without a visa. The Immigration and Nationality Act, which sets out the eligibility of people to enter the country, was amended after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to expand the grounds for denying entry to people who the government said had ties to terrorist activities or groups and, in some cases, for denying entry to their families. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership race: He left the party earlier this year to start the People's Party of Canada, according to CTV. Bernier visited CTV Saskatoon and spoke with Mike Ciona and Sean Leslie. The ex-Conservative Party MP and former cabinet minister narrowly lost to Andrew Scheer in that party's leadership race. Here are parts of those conversations, edited for length and clarity. What are you mad about I'm still mad about the Trudeau government, the huge deficit. Your website asks people to join the Mad Max party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

peace agreement: But most important, they said, is whether implementing the peace agreement improves the lives of the civilians, many of whom expressed to the experts profound distrust of a high-level political process that appears increasingly removed from their suffering, according to CTV. The report, which was circulated Thursday and covers a 45-day period in September and October, stressed that competition for South Sudan's natural resources including oil, gold, teak wood and charcoal remains central to the conflict both locally and nationally. The panel of experts said in a report to the Security Council that the world's newest nation must deal with the fragmentation of armed groups and grave human rights abuses, including against children, in addition to the profound deficit of trust among almost all signatories to the September peace deal. The panel report details cases where armed opposition groups profited from the teak trade in Western and Central Equatoria through taxation and protection payments. The experts said they are aware of a number of agreements for advanced payment and direct payment for oil, which accounts for almost 90 per cent of the government's revenue. It said illicit exploitation and trade in gold continue to benefit both government forces and armed groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

quebec: The report is the result of work by three historians commissioned by the English Montreal School Board last June to review the controversial history program, which has been criticized by Quebec's Indigenous, anglophone and other cultural communities, according to Toronto Star. Shutterstock The report is the result of work by three historians commissioned by the English Montreal School Board last June to review the controversial history program, which has been criticized by Quebec's Indigenous, anglophone and other cultural communities. Students in the Grade 9 and 10 Canadian and Quebec history classes are being taught a skewed, one-sided view of the past that distorts the historical record, according to the committee report, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press. The program, compulsory in all high schools across the province since September 2017, focuses narrowly on the experience of and events pertaining to the group of French Quebecois from contact until present day, the report says. Article Continued Below The texts largely ignore the contributions of Irish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Haitian and other immigrants while offering no indication these groups helped to transform the city of Montreal, it continues. It says Indigenous peoples are presented throughout the course as other and antagonists, rather than human beings whose place was colonized by outsiders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nissan executive: His first 10 days in custody expires at the end of Friday, according to Vancouver Courier. The court said it also approved a 10-day detention extension for another former Nissan executive, Greg Kelly. The Tokyo District Court said it approved a request from prosecutors to keep Ghosn until Dec. 10 for a further investigation of his suspected financial irregularities.article continues below Trending Stories Ghosn, 64, was arrested Nov. 19 by Tokyo prosecutors on suspicion he falsified financial statements and underreported his income and benefits. He was arrested with Ghosn on suspicion he collaborated in the alleged underreporting of his boss' income. Nissan Motor Co. ousted him as its chairman last week, saying an internal investigation prompted by a whistleblower also found Ghosn misused company money and assets. Prosecutors suspect Ghosn under-reported his income by half, or 5 billion yen 44 million over five years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

reyez: Our recent cover star released her explosive sophomore EP, Being Human In Public, collaborated with Calvin Harris and Sam Smith and picked up the 2018 Juno Award for breakthrough artist of the year, according to NOW Magazine. To cap off her biggest North American solo tour yet, she's playing two hometown shows on the Danforth. Jessie Reyez It's been a big year for Jessie Reyez. For those lucky enough to snatch tickets early both shows are now sold out expect a set as eclectic as her music soulful R&B, slick pop and fiery acoustic singalongs. December 3 and 4 at Danforth Music Hall 147 Danforth 7 pm. 25- 35. ticketmaster.ca2. Also, warning to those in the front rows Reyez loves stage diving and crowd surfing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saturday december: Eugene Draw, Kashe Dance and Joanna Majoko Trio perform at Glenn Gould Studio. 8 pm, according to NOW Magazine. Pwyc 35 suggested . 250 Front West. 416-962-4040. A carnation and concert for World AIDS DayA benefit concert in support of Casey House is part of World AIDS Day events in Toronto on Saturday December 1 . French Squeeze, Marion Newman, Dr. Meanwhile, People With AIDS Foundation holds its annual carnation memorial featuring a candlelight procession and readings at the 519 Community Centre to remember those lost to AIDS and support those living with AIDS. 1 pm. Jesse Wente talks up Indigenous rights Former CBC broadcaster Jesse Wente explores Indigenous rights, minorities and multiculturalism in a talk at Borochov Cultural Centre on Friday November 30 hosted by Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. Free. 519 Church. pwatoronto.org2. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

time signatures: Fans and detractors alike referred to this highly ostentatious form of popular music from the 1970s as progressive rock, or simply, prog, according to Vancouver Courier. The music is just so interesting, McKhool tells the North Shore News. Tickets available at and violinist Chris McKhool loves the musicianship.article continues below Trending Stories He's not talking at least not yet about the adventurous musical trip of his own band, the charmingly named Sultans of String, but reflecting on the music he favoured as a kid, which happened to be a genre known for its crazy time signatures, far-out solos, eclectic live productions and songs that were so long they gave new meaning to the word odyssey. There's also definitely a virtuosity to a lot of the musicians who are playing prog rock, like if you've ever seen Keith Emerson play Hammond organ The Sultans of String definitely aren't prog rock, but it only takes a brief listen through the band's extensive catalogue of world music, which fuses the styles and sounds of numerous artistic cultures into an energetic and folky package, to see the influence that complex, non-traditional types of music have had on the band. But the band will largely be taking the traditional part out of Christmas traditions when it performs in North Vancouver next week, says McKhool, as the musicians will be doing cuts from their latest album, Christmas Caravan, which aims to celebrate the season with original compositions and classic carols and audience favourites that have been reworked through the lens of world music. The Sultans, who are rounded out by guitarists Kevin Lalibert and Eddie Paton, bass player Drew Birston and percussionist Rosendo Chendy Leon, are performing a special Christmas concert at Centennial Theatre on Dec. 5 alongside a plethora of special guests, including the North Shore Celtic Ensemble. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

twitter followers: He wanted the generations that followed him to actually build societies that actually care about all of their citizens... That's what I think he wanted his legacy to be, according to National Observer. The 95-year-old Smith died early Wednesday morning in hospital in Belleville, Ont., said his son, who had been issuing regular medical updates to his father's 250,000 Twitter followers. John Smith said he feared that with his father's death on Wednesday, the living history he embodied is on the verge of extinction, putting us at risk of perpetuating the cycle of calamity that has plagued societies past and present. ; I think that means we better grab hold of that message and run with it, or else we are in for as much trouble as Europe was in the 1930s, said Smith, vowing to take on the mantle of his father's fight for justice. The younger Smith said his father was admitted to hospital there last week for pneumonia after contracting an infection and suffering a fall. His upbringing reinforced his idea that when a country is only for the few and not the many, that it is a great human rights violation, which is why he always fought against that. I think he has at least planted the seed in many people's hearts that we have to change the way we're going, John Smith said in a phone interview from Belleville. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border: A family, claiming to be from Colombia, is arrested by RCMP officers as they cross the border into Canada from the United States as asylum seekers on April 18, 2018 near Champlain, N.Y. Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS The increased costs are largely driven by longer wait times for migrants to have their asylum claims resolved, the PBO said, according to Toronto Star. The longer an asylum claim takes, the longer asylum claimants depend on federal and provincial assistance. An analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office PBO released Thursday projected the cost associated with irregular migration people crossing the Canada-U.S. border outside border checkpoints is projected to rise over the coming years. Our estimates suggest the Liberal government has not budgeted enough, which will result in an increased backlog at the Immigration and Refugee Board the funding falls short significantly, said newly-appointed Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux. Article Continued Below The PBO estimated the per migrant cost to the immigration and health-care systems while an asylum waits potentially for years for their claim to be processed at 14,321. Increasing the backlog means individuals have to stay in limbo for a number of years The longer they are in limbo, the longer they are benefitting from the interim federal health program, and that drives up the cost. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

budget officer: The actual amounts vary depending on how long asylum seekers wait for their refugee claims to be finalized, budget officer Yves Giroux wrote in his report, according to CTV. Claimants accepted at their first hearings cost the federal government less; those who exhaust all legal avenues and are eventually removed from Canada cost more. A report Thursday from the parliamentary budget officer calculates the average cost of each irregular migrant who arrived in Canada between April 2017 and March 2018 at 14,321. The PBO projects that costs per migrant will rise to 16,666 in the fiscal year ending March 2020 because of longer wait times for migrants waiting to complete the entire asylum-claim process, which will mean the federal government will be responsible for their health care for longer. Canada has experienced an influx of irregular migrants through the border with the United States since early 2017, shortly after the Trump administration took steps to end temporary protected status for tens of thousands of migrants living in the U.S. Since then, almost 35,000 asylum seekers have filed refugee claims at the Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada's arm's-length agency that deals with refugee claims and appeals. Giroux warned that 340 million or more could become an annual cost if Canada doesn't see any decrease in the number of irregular asylum-seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

drug lord: The drug lord himself was donating munificently to the local United Way, speaking at service clubs about the importance of keeping kids off drugs, and shushing off protesting do-gooders by claiming there was no use calling the police on him, because even if his operation were to be taken down, someone else would just take his place, according to Rabble. That sickening conundrum pretty much sums up the current status of the Canadian weapons industry and, specifically, London, Ontario's General Dynamics Land Systems plant, which is providing 15 billion in killer weapons to the Saudi regime to repress women at home and mercilessly slaughter civilians in neighbouring Yemen. Each dealer was paid good, taxable wages and benefits, and their faces were featured in ads expressing great pride in their work to make the local economy strong and stable. The company is seen as a good corporate citizen for donating to local charities and for helping hundreds keep food on the table. Public relations mess Meanwhile in Ottawa, Liberal spin masters are struggling to keep up with an ever-growing list of Saudi atrocities the genocide of Yemenis being committed, in part, with Canadian equipment, the daily work of enforcing Saudi gender apartheid, the beheading and dismembering of opposition journalists, and the detention and torture of women's rights activists. And besides, it's Ottawa that made the call to proceed with the weapons deal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

idea forms: This time, it was not the kind of local power failure many reserves are accustomed to, according to Rabble. Across Ontario and the northeastern U.S., 55 million people were suddenly plunged into a world without electricity during the most widespread blackout ever to hit North America. On August 14, 2003, Rice was there visiting his brothers when the power went out. Thankfully, the blackout was temporary. That idea forms the kernel of Rice's second novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, recently published by ECW press, in which an unnamed disaster cuts off a northern Ontario reserve from the outside world, leaving the community to deal with both dwindling supplies and desperate refugees from the south. If, however, the power were to stay off, the 400 citizens of Wasauksing would be equipped with much of the knowledge, skills, and resources they would need to survive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ghost refugees: Over-counting refugees to bring in more funding carries the risk of officials quietly pocketing the difference, according to Toronto Star. A South Sudanese refugee girl prepares to lick the last of her corn and soya porridge breakfast from her bowl, at the Imvepi reception center, where newly arrived refugees are processed before being allocated plots of land in nearby Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, in northern Uganda. The new report by the U.N.'s internal watchdog says about 11 million alone is now being spent on a recount of the South Sudanese who poured into Uganda, to weed out potentially hundreds of thousands of ghost refugees. The new report by the U.N.'s internal watchdog says about 11 million alone is now being spent on a recount of the South Sudanese who poured into Uganda, to weed out potentially hundreds of thousands of ghost refugees. Uganda has been praised internationally for welcoming refugees but has faced scrutiny over corruption in the process. Ben Curtis / Associated Press More than a million South Sudanese fled to neighbouring Uganda after fresh fighting broke out in July 2016, causing a scramble by the U.N. and other humanitarian actors to help them find food and shelter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

harper government: Bill C 76 undoes many of the amendments passed by the Harper government through the Fair Elections Act which were widely criticized as undemocratic at the time and attempts to address foreign interference by prohibiting the use of funds from foreign entities for political advertising or election surveys and by amending the prohibition in the Canada Elections Act against making false statements about political candidates, according to Rabble. Despite these efforts, the amendments, particularly around making false statements, do not go far enough in addressing the problem of fake news and the use of social media to spread it. In response to the threat of foreign interference in the Canadian democratic process, the government has proposed a variety of amendments to the Canada Elections Act, through Bill C-76, the Elections Modernization Act. Bill C-76 in era of social media Bill C 76 was released in April of this year, just a month after it became public knowledge that Cambridge Analytica had collected personal data from millions of Facebook accounts, which was then used for targeted political advertising to those Facebook users with the goal of influencing elections in the U.S. and U.K. Bill C 76 came a year after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in the U.S. released a report detailing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. More recently, the New York Times reported that Facebook executives knew about the extent of Russian activity on the social media platform -- in particular the use of false information spread through Facebook to influence users during the 2016 U.S. Elections -- and that these executives took steps to conceal the extent of this interference from the public. It also came after the Canadian Communications Security Establishment released a report on cyber threats to Canada's democratic process, which identified the manipulation of traditional and social media in order to influence political discussion and/or reduce trust in the democratic process as a major threat to Canadian democracy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

report: The report is the result of work by three historians commissioned by the English Montreal School Board last June to review the controversial history program, which has been criticized by Quebec's Indigenous, anglophone and other cultural communities, according to CTV. The program, compulsory in all high schools across the province since September 2017, focuses narrowly on the experience of and events pertaining to the group of French Quebecois from contact until present day, the report says. Students in the Grade 9 and 10 Canadian and Quebec history classes are being taught a skewed, one-sided view of the past that distorts the historical record, according to the committee report, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press. It says Indigenous peoples are presented throughout the course as other and antagonists, rather than human beings whose place was colonized by outsiders. Black history is virtually ignored, the report says, and women are relegated to a few sidebars or disconnected paragraphs in both textbooks. The texts largely ignore the contributions of Irish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Haitian and other immigrants while offering no indication these groups helped to transform the city of Montreal, it continues. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslims accounting: Hate crimes targeting black people accounted for 16 per cent of all hate crimes in Canada in 2017, according to CTV. They stayed the most common type of race- or ethnicity-related hate crime. According to data from Stats Canada released Thursday, police-reported hate crime increased sharply in 2017 with incidents targeting blacks, Jews and Muslims accounting for most of the national increases. Incidents involving Muslims more than doubled between 2016 and 2017, one year after police reported a decrease in hate crimes targeting that population. Data for Windsor, Lakeshore, Tecumseh, LaSalle and Amherstburg shows 19 hate crime incidents investigated by police last year, compared to 10 in 2016 per 100,000 population. Hate crimes targeting Jews increased for the second consecutive year and accounted for 18 per cent of all hate crimes nationally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health care: The PBO projects that costs per migrant will rise to 16,666 in the fiscal year ending March 2020 because of longer wait times for migrants waiting to complete the entire asylum-claim process, which will mean the federal government will be responsible for their health care for longer, according to Vancouver Courier. Giroux warned that 340 million or more could become an annual cost if Canada doesn't see any decrease in the number of irregular asylum-seekers. Claimants accepted at their first hearings cost the federal government less; those who exhaust all legal avenues and are eventually removed from Canada cost more. Canada has experienced an influx of irregular migrants through the border with the United States since early 2017, shortly after the Trump administration took steps to end temporary protected status for tens of thousands of migrants living in the U.S. Since then, almost 35,000 asylum seekers have filed refugee claims at the Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada's arm's-length agency that deals with refugee claims and appeals.A quirk in Canada's laws means that if someone makes an asylum claim on Canadian soil, Canada has to evaluate it. Many claimants have avoided official border checkpoints where they would have been turned back to the U.S. under an agreement that defines the United States as a country where refugees can safely stay. The same claim made at an official crossing from the United States would be rejected on the spot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alexandre bissonnette: There has been a disturbing spike of hate crimes in Canada, with attacks against Canadian Muslims more than doubling, new figures show. ottawacarl reports cdnpoli Attacks against Muslims jumped 207 per cent last year in Ontario, and almost tripled in Quebec, where reports of hate crimes peaked in the month after Alexandre Bissonnette murdered six Muslim men at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City on Jan. 29, 2017, according to National Observer. Last year, there were 664 more hate crimes nationwide than in 2016, a rise of 47 per cent. The record high of 2,073 police-reported hate crimes in 2017 was largely the result of a surge in property hate crimes like graffiti and vandalism, Statistics Canada said Thursday, and comes as Muslims are being targeted with increased ferocity. That is a much larger year-over-year increase than the growth of hate crimes in Canada between 2015 and 2016, and represents the fourth year in a row that these type of crimes have increased. ; Muslims in Quebec have expressed concerns that the issue has been flaring up due to a series of other incidents and developments, including a false report last December by a major television newscast, TVA Nouvelles, that incorrectly suggested two mosques had asked to have female construction workers removed from a site. This move is largely considered to be singling out Muslim women who wear a veil. More recently, Quebec Premier Fran ois Legault has pledged to move very quickly on a plan to ban religious symbols in the workplaces of public servants who interact directly with the population, such as teachers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

legault i: We must, at the same time, take on another challenge the survival of our planet is at stake, said Legault, according to National Observer. I cannot ignore this urgent climate challenge and continue to look my two sons in the eyes. Legault, whose right-leaning Coalition Avenir Qu bec party was elected to form a majority government on Oct. 1, 2018, made the comments as he delivered his inaugural address to the National Assembly in Quebec City. ; He said Quebec must do a better job of fighting climate change just as it tackles a major economic challenge to match the economic wealth of its neighbouring states and provinces. Being bold, in this area, consists of seeing the reality that we are facing and to roll up our sleeves, despite the colossal magnitude of the challenge in front of us. Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford decided to abandon this market after forming a majority government in his province in June. Legault says Quebec will remain in an international cap and trade carbon market that it currently shares with California and allows the private sector to set a price on carbon pollution. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

outsiders: The program, compulsory in all high schools across the province since September 2017, focuses narrowly on the experience of and events pertaining to the group of French Quebecois from contact until present day, the report says, according to Vancouver Courier. It says Indigenous peoples are presented throughout the course as other and antagonists, rather than human beings whose place was colonized by outsiders. Students in the Grade 9 and 10 Canadian and Quebec history classes are being taught a skewed, one-sided view of the past that distorts the historical record, according to the committee report, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press.article continues below Trending Stories Snake yoga It's a thing and it's coming to Vancouver VIDEO Vancouver Santa Claus Parade All the road closures you need to know Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Five unregulated, Uber-like companies already operating in Richmond The report is the result of work by three historians commissioned by the English Montreal School Board last June to review the controversial history program, which has been criticized by Quebec's Indigenous, anglophone and other cultural communities. The texts largely ignore the contributions of Irish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Haitian and other immigrants while offering no indication these groups helped to transform the city of Montreal, it continues. The report concludes the textbooks are fundamentally flawed and must be withdrawn from all high schools. Black history is virtually ignored, the report says, and women are relegated to a few sidebars or disconnected paragraphs in both textbooks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.