mass horror: Anders Breivik saw these youth as a threat to the White Europe that he wished for, according to National Observer. Cultural Marxism, he explained in detail, was a political theory pushed by Jews and feminists to destroy Western Civilization. ; We knew in 2011 that violent rhetoric begets violence. It was published after the author, a Norwegian far-right terrorist, killed 77 people in Utoya, Norway, the majority of whom were youth attending a left-wing political summer camp. We knew in 2018 that a Canadian mass murderer was radicalized online by softer right-wing forces. It was code for the racist, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, violently sexist worldview that drove Breivik to commit such a mass horror. And we know, again, that the organized global forces of white nationalism feed one another. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

edmonton mother: Among the victims were Naeem Rashid, 50, and his son Talha Rashid, 21, who Gul remembered fondly as gentlemen who loved helping others in their community, according to Toronto Star. New Zealand mosque shooting victim Naeem Rashid, 50, has been hailed as a hero by the Pakistani government for trying to stop the shooter during Friday's attack. Gul, an Edmonton mother of three who is originally from Pakistan, lost her uncle and her cousin in last week's attacks on two New Zealand mosques, which claimed the lives of 51 people. His niece, who lives in Edmonton, remembers him for his humbleness. Naeem was very famous in our family because of his polite nature, his kindness, his humbleness, Gul said of her uncle, a father of three who recently completed his PhD in Islamic finance at Lincoln University in New Zealand. Supplied/Shaukat Khan Her uncle is now being heralded as a hero for his attempts to save others before being fatally wounded. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

facebook: This week, the independent non-profit newsroom, Press Progress, published an online story alleging that Ford argued that white supremacist terrorists are not treated the same as Islamic terrorists, according to CTV. It is alleged the comments were made in a series of Facebook posts about a 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia where a white supremacist rammed his car into the crowd, killing a woman and injuring several others. Caylan Ford was a candidate in the riding of Calgary-Mountain View and made the announcement on her Facebook page on Tuesday morning. In her Facebook post, Ford said she strives to treat all people with compassion and understanding' and that the comments posted by Press Progress are distortions' and not reflective of her views. If you look at Ford herself, she was being raised as a star candidate. Political Science Professor and Chair in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University, Duane Bratt, says there has been a series of other people who have run for the UCP and have been removed because of ties to white supremacy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health care: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement on the terrorist attack in New Zealand following Question Period in the House of Commons on Monday, according to Toronto Star. He will release the highly anticipated federal budget on Tuesday. When respondents were asked earlier this month to choose the two most important national issues, health care was the most common answer at 23 per cent, followed by the environment, income inequality, corruption, government spending, housing affordability, the economy, energy, immigration and finally taxes, which polled at 10 per cent. Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press When a similar poll was conducted in early 2016, as the federal Liberals prepared their first budget, Canadians ruled the economy the most important issue. But that doesn't indicate an end to Canadians' anxiety. Jobs ranked second. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hospital: The investigation showed the hospital had more incidents but less security than comparable institutions, scaled back proposed training to deal with such incidents, and that such acts of violence were far from rare, according to Hamilton Spectator. It is quite an honour to receive this recognition, Derfel said. Called Hospital In security, the four-part series published starting in January 2018 chronicled a 2017 incident in which a nurse in the psychiatric emergency room was violently attacked and almost killed by a patient at 3 35 a.m., and a security guard was not present because the hospital had determined that one was not necessary. I'd like to thank my sources in the health network who showed great courage in speaking out about such an important matter of public interest. Zane Schwartz was nominated in the prestigious Project of the Year category for Follow The Money, an 18-month-long investigative project he worked on as the recipient of Postmedia's 2017 Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism. Derfel's nomination in the investigations category is among 14 for Postmedia's journalists for the awards recognizing excellence in daily newspaper work in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news story: On the CBC's website, the top story the morning after the massacre was about corruption in American college admissions, and two days later about three Montrealers who choose to wash dishes for a living, according to Rabble. What a marked and devastating contrast to the wall-to-wall coverage dedicated to far less fatal acts of violence committed by Muslims abroad. Initially, the mass killings barely made the front page of The Globe and Mail the news was relegated to page four the first day after the atrocity, and the day following confined to a small black box at the top of the front page which was dominated by a picture of Finance Minister Bill Morneau, not connected to any pressing news story . Even the car advertisement at the bottom was given more space on the front page than the planned and targeted gunning down of Muslims in prayer the death toll at the time was 49 and has since risen to 50 . While the shootings were allocated greater prominence in the paper following widespread criticism of The Globe's coverage, they have primarily been framed as a problem of gun control -- not the white supremacist ideology of the man wielding the weapon. By three days after the mosque attacks, they had already virtually disappeared from the online homepages of Canada's two national mainstream newspapers, The Globe and Mail and National Post. To state the facts, however, and then to bury them in a mass of other information is to say to the reader with a certain infectious calm yes, mass murder took place, but it's not that important. While the Boston Marathon bombing which killed three people was memorialized in Canadian media on its one-year anniversary, will anyone in Canada remember the carnage at Christchurch one year from now As the eminent American historian Howard Zinn observed in A People's History of the United States Outright lying or quiet omission takes the risk of discovery which, when made, might arouse the reader to rebel against the writer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

philip alpers: The country's gun roots run deep, going back centuries to when European explorers first sought to conquer the territory as well as to its thriving hunting, farming and sports shooting culture, according to CTV. It's that culture that has meant fewer restrictions on rifles or shotguns, while handguns are more tightly controlled. While that rate pales in comparison to the United States and more than a dozen other countries, it's an eye-popping amount for a country that rarely encounters gun violence. And while many other countries -- most notably the United States -- have experienced high rates of gun homicides, New Zealand has been largely immune. It already has shaken the country to the core, said Philip Alpers, the founding director of Gun Policy.org, which examines gun laws around the world. Friday's mass shooting at two mosques, claiming the lives of at least 49 people, could change all that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trudeau airport: Passengers line up at an Air Canada check-in desk at Trudeau Airport in Montreal last week, according to Toronto Star. Canada is poised to begin collecting data on travellers leaving the country. The new measures, expected to take effect later this year, aim to strengthen border security, enforce residency requirements for permanent residents and pinpoint those who fail to leave the country as required. Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO It is not known how many visitors who've overstayed their welcome, failed asylum seekers and criminals the new exit system will catch, but both Employment and Social Development Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency, which will have access to the data, are expected to nab many Canadians who are outside of the country and ineligible to receive further benefit payments. The Canadian Snowbird Association has been following the exit control changes closely and warns its 100,000 members against breaking U.S. immigration law by overstaying beyond the six-month limit and risking the loss of their federal benefits such as old age security and guaranteed income supplements. The estimated savings for the government in employment insurance and old age security over 10 years could add up to 206 million, plus another 151 million in family and child tax credits and other benefits, according to an analysis of the proposed changes to the Customs Act published Saturday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tuesday afternoon: Officers say the two then got in a taxi minivan and were dropped off at a nearby business complex, where they then took another vehicle, according to CTV. Police say the father and daughter were found near the school, but the exact location has not been identified. Police say the girl's father took her from her classroom at Armadale Public School in Markham, Ont., north of Toronto, on Tuesday afternoon. She was safe, she was unharmed and she was okay and the father was taken into custody, Const. Nicolle said a concerned citizen called police after seeing the Amber Alert and noticing two people who resembled the description. Laura Nicolle, spokesperson with the York Regional Police Service, told CP24. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

girls club: Last week, I was back home in Toronto where I had a chance to visit with some young people at the Boys and Girls Club in Regent Park.article continues below Trending Stories Richmond anti-racism award nominee accused of 'discriminating' against LGBTQ community Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Missing the snow Relive Vancouver's fleeting moment as a winter wonderland VIDEO Canada's Most Dangerous Places Whistler's rankings don't paint full picture It was March Break last week, so they were pretty focused on having fun, like kids their age should be, according to Vancouver Courier. But it was also clear to me from their questions, from their simple interactions, how much they cared about each other. Speaker. About their community, and the world beyond it. Today, I am happy to share our Government's fourth budget Investing in the Middle Class. It was a good reminder of what's at stake and of who is counting on us to get the big things right. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

argument quebec: His research indicates one hour worked in Quebec generates less wealth than one hour worked elsewhere in Canada. ; Quebec needs to better educate its workforce, stimulate private investment and encourage innovation to catch up with the rest of the country, Gagne said in an politicians across Canada, however, make another argument Quebec suffers from its over reliance on equalization payments, according to National Observer. As the provincial election in resource-rich Alberta is set to begin and with a federal election a few months away, Quebecers are likely going to hear a lot more about how they are unduly benefiting from the wealth generated by higher-earning Canadians. One of the main reasons for the province's relative poverty lies in its low productivity, said Robert Gagne, co-author of Productivity and Prosperity in Quebec, published Monday. Just don't tell that to Gagne. Under the federal government's equalization program, Ottawa redistributes part of the tax money it collects to poorer provinces to ensure citizens across the country are offered comparable services. I don't know anyone who says, 'I won't make an effort, because either way, we'll get equalization.' It's not true, he said in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jason kenney: Jason Kenney wants two Albertas one for the wealthy and one for the rest of us, according to National Observer. He wants two Albertas divided over people's rights, she said. Notley dropped the writ Tuesday, one day after Alberta's spring legislative session began. ; The question is this do Albertans stick together or do we turn on each other she said to supporters at Calgary's National Music Centre. I want to continue to build one Alberta. Documents obtained by CBC and Toronto Star revealed that members of Kenney's team orchestrated his rival Jeff Callaway's campaign during the 2017 leadership race by providing speaking notes, graphics and other materials all aimed to attack former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean, who was Kenney's biggest rival. The writ drop comes two days after United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney's leadership bid came under fire after allegations of collusion surfaced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

adnan akiel: We can only end hate through means of education, knowledge, compassion and love, one of the event organizers, Adnan Akiel told CTV News, according to CTV. That's a notion shared by Vancouverites who came out, like Kate Henderson. The event was organized by a number of Muslim groups, as a way to bring people together to mourn and to learn what Islam is all about. She brought her nine-year-old daughter and friend to the event. It's extremely important for the kids to know what's going on in the world, Henderson explained. Both girls carried signs saying, Grieving and sanding with our Muslim neighbours and You are not alone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic state: Why shouldn't I be able to go home he said in an interview with CTV. I've done nothing in Canada, according to CBC. I've broken no laws there at all. Chris McGrath/Getty Images files Diane Francis March 18, 201911 02 AM EDTFiled under Diane Share this story All of Canada under threat for Liberals' refusal to uphold law concerning returning ISIL fighters Tumblr Pinterest Google Linked InAn Ontario man who spent four years fighting for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL languishes in a Syrian prison with his wife and two children and wants the Canadian government to bring them home. Wrong. And yet, the Liberals have failed to apply the law fully to jihadists who have returned. Under Section 83.181 of the Criminal Code, anyone who leaves or tries to leave to commit an offence that is indictable in Canada is liable to imprisonment for up to 10 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

justice authorities: As night set in, three victims lay in critical condition, and the motive for the bloodshed remained under investigation, according to CTV. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said authorities were trying to determine whether the attack had terror motives. Authorities seized a Turkish-born suspect after a manhunt that convulsed the historic city of nearly 350,000 people for most of the day. Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus said the suspect, identified as Gokmen Tanis, 37, was known to justice authorities and had a criminal record, but would not elaborate. The shooting came three days after 50 people were killed when an immigrant-hating white supremacist opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday prayers. Police said they also detained another man on suspicion of involvement but released no details. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shopping centre: As I sat there in the parking lot, in my rental car, I watched a stream of the invaders walk through the shopping centre's front doors, he wrote, according to Rabble. For every French man or woman there was double the number of invaders. This is exactly where, less than two years ago, Brenton Tarrant watched dark-skinned Muslim families going about their lives in a manner that enraged him. I had seen enough, and in anger, drove out of town, refusing to stay any longer in the cursed place and headed on to the next town. He is suspected of carrying out the Christchurch terror attack which left 50 people dead and dozens more wounded. The Australian's hatred appears to have turned into murderous terrorism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

uighurs wee-gurs: The far northwestern region is closed to outsiders, but former residents and activists abroad say mere expressions of Muslim identity are punished, according to CTV. Criticism has grown over China's internment of an estimated 1 million Uighurs WEE-gurs and members of other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. The lengthy report said the government's efforts have curbed religious extremism but gave little evidence of what crimes had occurred. China describes the camps as vocational training centres and says participation is voluntary. The camps sprang up over the past two years at extraordinary speed and on a massive scale, as monitored by satellite imagery. Former detainees say they were held in abusive conditions, forced to renounce Islam and swear allegiance to China's ruling Communist Party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

group activity: Trump also asserts the U.S. is No. 1 in the world on the environment and suggests that Toyota's announcement of U.S. job creation is due to his revised trade agreement with leaders from Mexico and Canada, according to Vancouver Courier. Both claims are problematic. Following a deadly mosque shooting in New Zealand, he said white supremacy isn't a rising danger.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver police honour Mark Tasaka as officer of the yearB.C. broke 26 weather records and Squamish was the hottest place in Canada Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history East Van goes the Shop Wrong way But data including from his own Justice Department point to rising hate group activity while he's been in office. According to several studies, the U.S. lags several countries on air quality. The misstatements came in a week of distorted truth on several fronts. And Trump's proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has yet to take effect and faces uncertain prospects in Congress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-muslim sentiment: Two years after that attack, many Canadian politicians still appear to want to cultivate support within Canada's extreme anti-Muslim right-wing, according to Rabble. In Quebec, for example, Francois Legault has stoked anti-Muslim sentiment with controversial comments and legislation. Despite the fact that Canada had its own national tragedy with Islamophobia on January 29, 2017 when Alexandre Bissonnette opened fire on Muslim worshippers in Quebec City, little has fundamentally changed since. At the national level, Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer shared a podium last month with white-nationalist, anti-Muslim groups, and then failed to condemn Islamophobia in his first statement on the Christchurch killings. Canada has a growing number of white nationalists and Islamophobes who congregate online and offline in a long list of right-wing anti-Muslim groups including the Soldiers of Odin, the Three Percenters, and La Meute. While the Christchurch shooter who killed 49 Muslims at prayer had no criminal history, he was an alleged white nationalist and self-described fascist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minister trudeau: Given all that, Ms, according to CTV. Wilson-Raybould should have the chance to come to committee and provide her rebuttal to what's been put forward, Singh told CTV's Evan Solomon. In an interview with CTV's Question Period, Singh called the contradictory testimony from Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Trudeau's former principal secretary, incredulous and simply unbelievable, and he's urging the Liberals to let the former attorney-general respond. Singh enters the House of Commons Monday as the Liberals continue to deal with the SNC-Lavalin affair. When Singh takes his seat in the House of Commons, he will do so as the first person from a visible minority to lead a federal party. Whether or not Wilson-Raybould will be granted the opportunity to return to the committee will be decided in a debate behind closed doors on Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tweeted bayern: Davies then raced to the corner, sliding to his knees to celebrate, according to CTV. The first of many, tweeted Bayern. Introduced in the 59th minute, Davies was in the right place at the right time in the 70th minute, acrobatically using his left foot to knock in a rebound from a Robert Lewandowski shot. Davies, 18, became the first Canadian goal-scorer for Bayern and the first Canadian to get a goal in the Bundesliga since Marcel de Jong in 2013. Born to Liberian parents in a Ghana refugee camp, Davies grew up in Edmonton before moving to Vancouver to further his soccer career. He also becomes the youngest Bayern goalscorer since Roque Santa Cruz in 1999. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vests protest: What happened in New Zealand was because somebody was radicalized and was pushed and broke, said counter protestor David Williamson, according to CTV. The Yellow Vest movement might not be advocating violence, the Yellow Vest movement might not be saying shoot people,' but there are fringe elements that are welcome. This weekend, the Yellow Vests protest at the Alberta legislature was met by a counter rally, inspired by the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque massacre. Fifty people were killed, and another 36 people hospitalized, by suspect shooter Brenton Harrison Tarrant on Friday. Williamson's fellow counter protestors told CTV News they wanted to speak out against radical organizations that have infiltrated the Yellow Vest movement. Tarrant had previously posted an anti-immigrant manifesto, and, during a live broadcast of the killings, appeared to make a hand sign associated with white nationalists. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

brenton tarrant: Hungarian counterterrorism authorities also suggested that Tarrant had visited but revealed no other information, and local media in Bosnia reported a 2017 trip there, according to CTV. While the details of Tarrant's travels are sketchy, authorities in those countries said they are investigating his movements and any contacts he might have had with local people. Authorities in Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia have confirmed that Brenton Tarrant, 28, had been to their countries in 2016-2018. During his unprecedented, live-streamed shooting spree Friday in Christchurch, Tarrant exposed his apparent fascination with the religious conflicts in Europe and the Balkans -- a volatile region that has been the site of some of Europe's most violent clashes. The song glorifies Serbian fighters and former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic -- the man jailed at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague for genocide and other war crimes against Bosnian Muslims. Tarrant's soundtrack as he drove to the Christchurch mosque included a nationalist Serb song from the 1992-95 Bosnian war that tore apart Yugoslavia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family: Now a grade seven student at George Street Middle School, Raghad Al Khlief said she could barely stand up as she waited for her aunt and uncle, and four cousins, to get off the plane, according to CTV. I don't know how I'm feeling, I cannot even describe it right now. The Al Khlief brothers and their families have been separated for the last three years, after one brought his family to New Brunswick during the winter of 2016 and the other stayed behind in Syria. It's like all mixed together, she said. It was around the same time a group of St. Raghad's family came to New Brunswick along with the thousands of Syrian refugees who came to Canada in the winter and spring of 2016. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration program: Fraser Anning came under blistering criticism over tweets on Friday including one that said, Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence The real cause of the bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place, he said in a statement, according to CTV. Television cameras caught a 17-year-old boy breaking an egg on Anning's head and briefly scuffling with the independent senator while he was holding a news conference Saturday in Melbourne. Sen. Police said the boy was arrested but was released without charge pending a further investigation. The government and opposition party agreed to pass a censure motion against Anning over his stance on the Christchurch shootings when Parliament resumes in April. No motive was offered for the egging. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mosque: Amin and his father, Muhammad Amin Nasir, were just 200 metres from the Al Noor mosque on Friday when everything went wrong, according to Vancouver Courier. They had no idea that a white supremacist had just slaughtered at least 41 people inside the mosque's hallowed halls, or that more people would be killed at a second mosque soon after. Every Friday, Yasir Amin and his dad had ambled along the path toward the mosque where they prayed together in peace, a routine so serene and so ordinary that Amin was nearly blinded by confusion when the man drove up with the gun. All they knew was that a car that had been driving by had suddenly stopped. The bullets began to fly. And a man was leaning out the car's window, pointing a gun at them.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history An ocean of plastic changes everything even what we eat Vancouver police arrest gang member near Kelowna Indigenous tenants occupy 44 per cent of Vancouver modular homes RUN! Amin screamed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.