cabinet committee: The big question for the Canadian Progressive Conservative government of the day was what do we do about China now Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, delivered twice weekly to your inbox and every day during the election Clark expected the situation to worsen, and could not rule out the possibility of civil war, say the declassified minutes of the June 6, 1989 meeting of the cabinet committee on priorities obtained by The Canadian Press, according to CTV. The Mulroney government grappled with what to do in a series of cabinet meetings 30 years ago this month, the details of which are now revealed in meeting minutes that have been released under access-to-information legislation. Over the previous 48 hours, stunned disbelief had sunk in across the globe after the Chinese army used tanks and guns to kill hundreds, if not thousands, of pro-democracy student protesters in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The documents provide a window into how the government dealt with what the worst period of Sino-Canadian relations -- until the one now facing Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. Two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, are under arrest in China facing allegations of espionage and endangering national security -- detentions Canada and the U.S. view as arbitrary. Canada is caught in the crossfire of a United States-China trade war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

whats app: The Raptors lead the series 2-1 going into Friday's Game 4, and on Thursday morning Ghuman threw on his Kyle Lowry jersey and headed to a San Francisco park to celebrate with other Canadian Raptors fans at a meetup he organized through Whats App, according to CTV. My wife is constantly calling and messaging me Be careful not to carry my Canada flag around, take my jersey off after a game, but I don't listen to her. The Brampton, Ont.-based NBA fanatic arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday to catch Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, and couldn't help but crow after his team trounced the reigning champions 123 to 109. I'm a proud fan, chuckles Ghuman, who says he was among the dozens of boisterous fans who erupted into O Canada at the Oracle Arena following Wednesday's win. It was literally like about a hundred of us singing the national anthem and overpowering every single person locally in that arena, he says. The spontaneous explosion of national pride was caught on video and made the rounds on social media Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mining processes: The target this time is mercury emissions, according to National Observer. It is incumbent upon our government to pressure the Trump administration to reconsider changes to U.S. EPA regulations on mercury. environment waterquality Cdnpoli iisd Mercury is a common byproduct of power plant activities and industrial mining processes. While it could be easily mistaken for yet another example of our southern neighbours bearing the brunt of the current administration's proclivity for deregulating industry at the expense of environmental protection, a closer look at this most recent chapter in Trump's playbook reveals just how much his politics could have lasting impacts here in Canada. When ingested by humans,most commonly through the fish we eat, mercury poisoning can lead to a whole host of medical conditions that range from hair loss, muscle weakness or paralysis, organ damage, loss of senses, depression and even death. That's down from the EPA's previously estimated figures of between 37 and 90 billion. To cut a long story short, through some selective mathematics on co-benefits, Trump andthe new head of the Environmental Protection Agency EPA who happens to be a former coal lobbyist, are claiming that human health benefits of the current Obama-era regulations on mercury emissions are valued at 6 million. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

velvet fist: The other recipients include Indigenous rights activist Cindy Blackstock and former Toronto Star editor Michael Cooke, according to NOW Magazine. Klein's involvement in politics and social justice goes back to her undergraduate days and editing role for the early feminist publication The Velvet Fist. The honour, in recognition of Klein's social activism and entrepreneurship, was awarded during the university's convocation ceremonies on Thursday June 6 . Klein was among six recipients celebrated by the university this year. Later, Klein worked in student politics and the campus newspaper at York University before launching NOW Magazine with co-founder Michael Hollett in 1981. Says Klein, It is tougher now than ever to be creating cool and interesting media that is both self-sustaining and continuously challenging of the mainstream let's face it, patriarchal media narrative. Her dedication to fierce, independent journalism has continued ever since as a former president of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and board member of the Washington, D.C.-based Association of Alternative Newsmedia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

morning trading: A published report said U.S. President Donald Trump may delay imposing tariffs on Mexico in order to negotiate immigration issues, according to CTV. Investors continue to digest a flurry of headlines on the trade front and are in search of clarity as to whether President Trump will make good on his threat to place a five per cent tariff on Mexican goods which are set to go into effect on Monday she wrote in an email. The Toronto exchange opened higher in morning trading but pared the gains and underperformed U.S. market which rose more strongly on positive trade signals, says Candice Bangsund, portfolio manager for Fiera Capital. Trump also said he'll hold off on tariffs on a further US 325 billion of Chinese imports until after the G20 Summit at the end of June, but added he could impose them if necessary. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 15.14 points at 16,227.80 after hitting an intraday high of 16,241.58. The latest escalation in the global trade debacle has brought into question the health of the global economy and boosted speculation for increased stimulus from global central banks, Bangsund added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

visitor visas: Kargbo says her husband returned to Sierra Leone alone, sold all her possessions and has since divorced her, according to CTV. Now, she fears retribution if she returns home. Fatmata Kargbo and her boys came to Canada in 2016 on visitor visas with her then-husband for a wedding. I have nowhere to go. Kargbo says she's tried to stay in Canada legally. Nowhere to live, she told CTV Winnipeg. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-semitic message: Two days later, an anti-Semitic poster was left on a traffic post, and then on May 26, hate posters were placed on a number of cars parked at a church in the area of Mainway and Walkers Line, according to CTV. On May 30, a citizen reported an anti-Semitic message was scribbled onto their car in marker. Police say the first incident occurred on May 21 near Dundas Street and Guelph Line, when a note was left on a parked vehicle that contained what they called a hate-motivated racist message. Overnight between June 1 and June 2, what police describe as anti-Semitic imagery was found posted on the main doors at the Burlington Art Gallery. Hate crime has no place in any community, and I am confident that the persons responsible behind these ignorant, cowardly and hateful acts will be quickly identified with the public's assistance, Halton Regional Police Deputy Chief Nishan Duraiappah said in a statement released Wednesday. And later on June 2, an anti-Semitic image was found attached to the front doors of Burlington City Hall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mexican goods: Underscoring the scope of the border problem, the Department of Homeland Security announced separately that U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions of migrants illegally crossing the border hit the highest level in more than a decade in May 132,887 apprehensions, including a record 84,542 adults and children together, 36,838 single adults and 11,507 children travelling alone, according to CTV. Trump, renewing his threat of import taxes on all Mexican goods, tweeted from Ireland that the Washington talks would continue with the understanding that, if no agreement is reached, Tariffs at the 5% level will begin on Monday, with monthly increases as per schedule. Talks were to resume later Thursday. We're having a great talk with Mexico, Trump told reporters in Ireland before leaving for France to attend a D-Day ceremony. But something pretty dramatic could happen. We'll see what happens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bathing suits: It's a time when you want to go out and be more social, but you're so hung up on what you look like, said Kate Browne, author of the blog Taking Up Space and vice president of communications at the Body Positive Fitness Alliance, which provides training and support for fitness professionals, according to NOW Magazine. Diet and fitness culture can feed into some people's anxiety about the summer months, Browne said, making the thought of wearing bathing suits and shorts much worse. But the thought of baring more skin and the pressure of dieting for that perfect summer body can cause dread for many people. But sitting on the sidelines until September doesn't have to be the answer, she said. Here is their advice Acknowledge the feelings You might be thinking Wearing those shorts will make me look fat. The Dispatch talked to two body positivity experts on how you can avoid some seasonal pitfalls and feel comfortable in your skin all summer long. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

california case: The California case was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition, according to CTV. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, wrote that the House's lawsuit was about whether one chamber of Congress has the 'constitutional means' to conscript the Judiciary in a political turf war with the President over the implementation of legislation. Trump's victory is muted by a federal ruling in California last month that blocked construction of key sections of the wall. McFadden said Congress didn't have authority in this case but that he didn't mean to imply the legislative body could never challenge the president in court over separation of powers. At law too, whether a plaintiff has standing often depends on where he sits. An old maxim in politics holds that, 'Where you stand depends on where you sit, ' he wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

herve temime: At the time, Depardieu's lawyer, Herve Temime, said the actor absolutely denies any rape, any sexual assault, any crime and dismissed the complaint as groundless, according to CTV. The prosecutor's office said that the case was thrown out after numerous investigations failed to show infractions as described. A preliminary investigation was opened Aug. 27 after a young woman filed a complaint near the southern city of Aix-en-Provence for rape and sexual aggression. French media have reported that the woman alleged Depardieu assaulted her on August 7 and August 13 at his Parisian home. Depardieu has appeared in 200 films over six decades and holds a rare position as a French actor who is known in Hollywood. The two met when Depardieu led a master class at her school, BFMTV reported at the time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

front row: We are looking for a perpetrator, said the chief prosecutor, Horst Streiff, according to Rabble. Walter L bcke, an administrative chief for the city of Kassel, in the central state of Hesse, was found at about half past midnight local time on Sunday on the terrace of his home. With no weapon found at the scene and no discharge residues on the dead man's body, investigators appear to have ruled out suicide and are investigating intentional homicide. He had been shot in the head at close range with a handgun, police said. The news magazine Der Spiegel described L bcke as a quiet man in the often heated state parliament of Wiesbaden, not a rabble-rouser in the front row . His Christian Democratic Union CDU party said L bcke had never been afraid to speak his mind . In 2015, at a time of when Merkel was facing vehement criticism for her handling of the refugee crisis, L bcke spoke out in defence of his party leader's decision not to close German borders, drawing anger from far-right activists. The 65-year-old politician, who had celebrated his 10-year anniversary as administrative chief for the city only last month, left a wife and two adult sons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monday evening: And that's what I'm going for, according to CTV. I'm a guy who likes to win. I feel like with the team that we have, we can make another run at it, the U.S. international centre back told a media conference call Monday evening. I like to make it into the playoffs and see what we can do. Subject to passing a medical, the 30-year-old Gonzalez, will be added to the Toronto roster on July 9 when the transfer window re-opens. And so I plan on bringing that winning mentality to TFC and I hope we can make some memories together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian society: The reader included in the note a series of emails between her own family members, according to National Observer. What followed was a crash-course in the effects and the effectiveness of disinformation. I would like to be able to refute this opinion with facts. Citing various far-right websites, her relatives warned about fictitious threats, such as leftists supporting jihad against Canadian society, the Muslim Brotherhood penetrating the education system, and the wave of destruction unleashed by immigration. To back up these claims, the reader's relatives linked to the National Conservative News Network Canada, which at first seemed like any other right-leaning Facebook page.A closer look revealed a darker theme lurking among the seemingly-innocuous political content. By hiding behind the facade of a news network, this Facebook page managed to stay active for over three years and amassed a following of more than 200,000 people all while peddling virulent anti-Muslim hate speech and disinformation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mr trump: The President will receive a ceremonial welcome in the Buckingham Palace garden and, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, Mr Trump will inspect the Guard of Honour, formed of Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards, according to Rabble. Royal Gun salutes will be fired in Green Park and at the Tower of London. The Queen, joined by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, will officially welcome them at Buckingham Palace. THIS AFTERNOON, Monday June 3 The Queen will host a private lunch at the palace, after which the President and Mrs Trump will view a special exhibition in the Picture Gallery, which will showcase items of historical significance to the United States from the Royal Collection. The President and Mrs Trump will then join the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for afternoon tea at Clarence House. The President and Mrs Trump, accompanied by the Duke of York, will visit Westminster Abbey and the President will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and then have a short tour of the Abbey. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

garbage: That garbage is now on a ship headed back for Canada, but environment advocates hope the result will be more than just a rebuilding of our relationship with the Philippines, according to CTV. They want Canada to stop allowing the export of waste and to cut the production and consumption of most plastic packaging. The spotlight on the global shipping of garbage grew bright in recent weeks as the diplomatic fight over garbage between Canada and the Philippines gained international attention. Myra Hird, a Queen's University environmental-studies professor who runs a research group looking at the impact of Canada's waste and how waste is managed, said the only way Canada can prevent another embarrassment like the Philippines garbage shipments, is to simply ban the export of waste altogether. More than 85 per cent of plastic waste produced in Canada ends up in landfills, and about nine per cent is destined for recycling facilities. I'm not sure what the rationale for transporting our waste around the globe is because it's certainly not good for the environment, said Hird. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

security screening: In a move that's just taken effect after approval of the revised application forms, the department says it has updated its immigrant and nonimmigrant visa forms to request the additional information, including social media identifiers, from almost all U.S. applicants, according to CTV. The change, which was proposed in March 2018, is expected to affect about 15 million foreigners who apply for visas to enter the United States each year. It's a vast expansion of the Trump administration's enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors. National security is our top priority when adjudicating visa applications, and every prospective traveller and immigrant to the United States undergoes extensive security screening, the department said. Social media, email and phone number histories had only been sought in the past from applicants who were identified for extra scrutiny, such as people who'd travelled to areas controlled by terrorist organizations. We are constantly working to find mechanisms to improve our screening processes to protect U.S. citizens, while supporting legitimate travel to the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-mexico-canada agreement: His threat, which drew an outcry from a broad span of business groups and political figures, suddenly cast doubt on prospects for a new North American trade agreement, according to CTV. Trump last year negotiated the deal, formally called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, and billed it a triumph of his economic policymaking. Trump announced Thursday that he would impose a 5% tax on all Mexican imports on June 10 -- and raise it to 25% by Oct. 1 -- unless Mexico stopped a surge of Central American migrants into the U.S. That would swell the prices Americans pay for countless items from avocadoes to clothes to medical devices. The USMCA must be approved by lawmakers in all three countries. The very point of free-trade pacts, after all, is to liberate countries from tariffs and other protectionist policies that hurt their exporters. Yet Mexico is unlikely to ratify the pact if it must cope with a new batch of Trump-imposed tariffs just months after forging a free-trade agreement with the administration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chemical valley: The research showed elevated rates of acute myeloid leukemia AML in Canadian border towns, including Sarnia, Ont., a city whose petrochemical manufacturing sector is referred to as Canada's Chemical Valley, according to National Observer. Overall, the data indicated Sarnia had about 1.5 times more cases of AML than the national average, but the frequency of cases was even higher on the north side of the city and in the neighbouring village of Point Edward. ; Responding to a mass email sent by the lead author of the study, Ivan Litvinov, to journalists and other stakeholders, Sudit Ranade, Lambton County's medical officer of health, said in a mass email of his own that the new study used flawed scientific methods by not properly accounting for age and other factors. The study was published several months ago and largely went unnoticed by public officials until it came to light in a May 28 report by Global News and National Observer on Tuesday. Poorly conducted studies such as this one cause significant harm to the public as we continue our efforts to search for the proportion of illness that is attributable to environmental contaminants, including those from industrial emissions, said Ranade, who is the head of Lambton Public Health, in an email sent on Friday. I'm not trying to drive readership of my work and I'm not beholden to industry or grassroots activists, he said. Ranade also noted in his email response that he was only concerned about using the best science to support and sustain the health of people in his community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

myra hird: That garbage is now on a ship headed back for Canada, but environment advocates hope the result will be more than just a rebuilding of our relationship with the Philippines, according to National Observer. They want Canada to stop allowing the export of waste and to cut the production and consumption of most plastic packaging. ; Myra Hird, a Queen's University environmental-studies professor who runs a research group looking at the impact of Canada's waste and how waste is managed, said the only way Canada can prevent another embarrassment like the Philippines garbage shipments, is to simply ban the export of waste altogether. The spotlight on the global shipping of garbage grew bright in recent weeks as the diplomatic fight over garbage between Canada and the Philippines gained international attention. I'm not sure what the rationale for transporting our waste around the globe is because it's certainly not good for the environment, said Hird. Hird says even recycling plastics comes with a significant environmental cost, with the distances they are shipped and the pollution produced in melting them down. More than 85 per cent of plastic waste produced in Canada ends up in landfills, and about nine per cent is destined for recycling facilities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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

carbon tax: For a closer look at Alberta's economic outlook, visit CTV Calgary China's refusal to accept Canada's canola oil exports is also expected to hurt the financial outlook in the West, the report indicates, according to CTV. The Atlantic provinces, on the other hand, are expected to see stronger growth than the rest of the country in part due to strong net international migration. The Conference Board of Canada released its 2019 provincial outlook on Tuesday in which they expect investors in the oil sector to look for opportunities in the United States instead of Alberta, in part due to concerns over the federal carbon tax and pipeline capacity. Quebec's economy is also expected to remain sound, despite some pork producers in the province being denied from exporting to China. The report also expects a weakened growth in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Canada-China trade dispute is also expected to impact British Columbia, which relies on China more than any province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

aid groups: Trump's Christian posturing would be laughable if his policies weren't so cruel and often deadly, according to Rabble. Take, for example, asylum-seekers crossing the U.S. southern border. So said President Donald J. Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast last February 7. Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing violence in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico. Scott Warren, a geographer and educator who volunteers with the humanitarian aid groups No More Deaths and Ajo Samaritans, is on trial now in federal court in Tucson, Arizona. Increasingly militarized and violent enforcement of border security has driven desperate migrants further from official ports of entry, forcing many to embark on dangerous treks through the scorching deserts of the American Southwest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: The Application The subject of Knauff's application was a 10-day deployment to William's Lake, British Columbia, where forest fires had resulted in evacuation of the town, according to Rabble. Knauff alleges that over the course of his physically demanding deployment, there were few well-balanced, complete, or non-contaminated meals available to him as a vegan. While most of the 14 grounds enumerated in the code are self-explanatory, the recent case of a vegan firefighter who has alleged discrimination on the basis of creed for the failure to accommodate his diet raises questions about the intended scope of this protected ground, and whether it may be interpreted to accommodate his claim. He describes the failure to accommodate his practice of ethical veganism as being discriminatory on the basis of creed, and describes his practice of veganism as being driven by ethical, not dietary factors, and constituting a belief system that extend s the philosophy of non-consumption of animal products to all other areas of his life and goes to the very core of his identity. While the laws in provinces like B.C. and Alberta protect against discrimination on the basis of religion and political belief, the Ontario Human Rights Code refers instead to protection on the basis of creed, a term that it does not define. What is Creed Each province has its own human rights legislation which sets out grounds of protection. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

napalm attack: That outraged some people who believe Facebook should do more to clamp down on misinformation, according to CTV. Pelosi derided Facebook Wednesday for not taking down the video even though it knows it is false. Instead, it downranked the video, a behind-the-scenes move intended to limit its spread. But the company and some civil libertarians warn that Facebook could evolve into an unaccountable censor if it's forced to make judgment calls on the veracity of text, photos or videos. It manages to get itself in enough trouble simply trying to enforce more basic rules in difficult cases, such as the time a straightforward application of its ban on nudity led it to remove an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack. Facebook has long resisted making declarations about the truthfulness of posts that could open it up to charges of censorship or political bias. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sea change: Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, delivered twice weekly to your inbox and every day during the election The former Indiana governor came to Ottawa Thursday bearing a figurative hug on behalf of a combative president who has insulted the prime minister, taxed Canada's metals as a national-security threat and accused Canadian farmers of unfairly impoverishing their American counterparts, according to CTV. Pence's whirlwind visit to the Canadian capital was a sea change from U.S. President Donald Trump's bitter departure from the G7 summit in Quebec almost one year ago, when he tweeted as he flew home that Trudeau was very dishonest and weak. Standing next to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Pence also called again on China to release Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from their unlawful detention in the boldest and most tangible gesture of solidarity on a visit that was clearly meant to be a balm on the hurt feelings between the two North American neighbours. Pence said Trump would push Chinese President Xi Jinping on Kovrig and Spavor at next month's G20 summit, while he sidestepped an argument over the diametrically opposed opinions he and Trudeau have on abortion. I want to assure the people of Canada that the prime minister drove a hard bargain, as did our president, he said. He also gave Trudeau some domestic political cover against his Conservative opponents, who say the Liberals gave in to Trump and got a bad deal for Canada on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.