asian invasion: Vancouver resident Kai Nagata u2019s grandfather was held at Hastings Park pictured above before he was transferred to a long-term Archives of for foreign money in Vancouver real estate that aired in a 1989 segment produced by BCTV will sound familiar to people paying attention to today u2019s conversations about the same issue. credit Global 1 of 4 2 of 4A message was recently scribbled across an overpass in Delta, according to Georgia Asian. Stop the Asian invasion, it reads. By that time, merchants were well-established at locations along Carrall Street pictured above in 1897 but the new laws put them at a distinct disadvantage to white land owners. credit James Matthews / Vancouver cartoon published in a Vancouver newspaper in 1907 illustrated white residents u2019 unhappiness with how they perceived the living conditions of Chinese Fraser the Second World War, Japanese Canadians saw the government confiscate and auction their property while they were held in internment camps. Last summer, in Nanaimo, a real-estate advertisement that included Chinese writing was spray-painted over with a swastika and the words Go away. And according to members of Vancouver's various Chinese and Asian communities, there are other, more numerous but less-visible examples. These are visible manifestations of a racism that has grown out of British Columbians' frustration with real-estate prices that have surpassed the affordability of many long-time residents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cannabis flowers: Unlike cannabis flowers or even concentrates, there is no real way to assess the smell or look of the product beforehand, so what's on the outside becomes a key tool in describing what lies within, according to NOW Magazine. Faun Chapin, the president and co-founder of a new line of vapes called Sonder, acutely understands this design-friendly approach to vape packaging. ByCannabis Now Published on July 11, 2019 Share Tweet Comment When it comes to choosing a vape cartridge, packaging can be key in the decision-making process. Chapin has applied her master's degree in design and branding to an industry she describes as the family business with the launch of both single-origin strains and blends in a CO2 vape pen line in May. My mother, who single-handedly raised three children, was a cannabis cultivator and businesswoman long before the green rush. I'm a second generation cannabis entrepreneur, I was born into the cannabis industry, Chapin says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cnn business: This is no time to disrupt the economic recovery of our companies and communities, nor time to jeopardize the health and safety of these vulnerable individuals, the letter says, according to CTV. We ask that you leave DACA in place and refrain from taking any additional administrative actions that would negatively impact the DACA program. The letter arguing in support of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA program was sent by the Coalition for the American Dream, and was signed by more than 100 corporations including Apple, Hilton Worldwide, General Motors, Starbucks, Google and Amazon. IBM, one of the signatories to the letter, explained to CNN Business in a statement why it signed the letter. There is no benefit to subjecting these young men and women to more unilateral action and lengthy court fights. Dreamers make invaluable contributions to companies and communities across this country, said Christopher A. Padilla, IBM's vice president for government and regulatory affairs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

michael buble: Heck, all you have to do is look at today's issue of the Georgia Straight, wherein music editor and diehard indie-music supporter Mike Usinger comes to the quartet's defense with only one hand tied behind his back, according to Georgia Asian. Go on and admit it, he writes, you've sung along to 'How You Remind Me' on more than one occasion, and not just ironically at karaoke or while test-driving a Ford F-Series pickup truck. But every now and then the multiplatinum guitar-rockers from Langley via Alberta earn praise from unlikely sources. From a personal perspective, I can honestly say that, if I had to choose between locally based superstar acts, I'd much rather go to a Nickelback concert than a Michael Buble one. Is that praise so faint you can barely read it Anyway, the whole reason I'm bashing out this blog is because Scorpions lead-guitarist Matthias Jabs the guy who plays that wild solo on Rock You Like a Hurricane just made a rather shocking statement while being interviewed by Washington, D. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

philippe monguillot: His family decided to switch off his life support on Friday, news agency Agence France-Presse reported, according to CTV. We decided to let him go. Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead after the attack in the southwestern city of Bayonne on July 5. The doctors were in favour and we were as well, the victim's 18-year-old daughter, Marie Monguillot, told AFP. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Four men were detained and charged following the assault. On Wednesday, Monguillot's family organized a march in his honour, with all attendees wearing white. The attack occurred on Sunday around 7 15 p.m. on the 810 bus travelling to Biarritz after the bus driver checked the ticket of one of the men and asked all four to wear face masks, which are compulsory in French public transport, according to the public prosecutor's office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

root cause: As you took up the mantle of an elder, you sharply named capitalism as the root cause of destruction of lands and communities, according to Rabble. You brilliantly exposed hundreds of thousands of people to Indigenous wisdoms and ways of knowing, insisting over and over that there is no distinct border between us and the environment'. Like many others, you have told us we are the environment' and the environment' is us. I celebrated your decision to step down from the David Suzuki Foundation so that you could speak freely and I was not disappointed. Though we may have disagreements -- who doesn't after all -- I have tremendous respect for you. For too long, environmental and social justice issues have remained separated and there are few better places to build those bridges from within the environmental movement than you. So when I read that you think our immigration policy is disgusting -- I was overjoyed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

editorial budget: We 're not just relying on official press releases to bring you the story, according to Georgia Asian. We 're there and making our own observations. '; guardish ' We 're able to put extra resources into this story only because a few thousand Tyee readers pitch in to our editorial budget every single month. '; guardish ' We want to be able to say 'yes ' to covering the most important stories, even if it 's expensive to do so. Will you chip in to help The Tyee is one of the few news organization in the country that has a reporter on the ground as this story unfolds. Will you help us be able to say yes Help make independent reporting happen. The need for fact-based, rigorous reporting is more important than ever. '; guardish ' In response to the unprecedented public health crisis presented by the novel coronavirus, we 've doubled our daily publishing output. Click here to join Tyee Builders now. '; else if seconds 30 times call for extraordinary reporting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pre-pandemic level: The unemployment rate fell to 12.3 per cent after hitting a record-high of 13.7 per cent in May, according to CTV. As in May, even though more people found jobs, more people also looked for work as the labour force grew by about 786,000 after a gain of 491,000 in May, bringing it to within 443,000 of its pre-pandemic level. Statistics Canada's labour force survey released Friday showed 953,000 jobs were added last month, including 488,000 full-time and 465,000 part-time positions. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate would have been 16.3 per cent had it included in unemployment counts those who wanted to work, but did not look for a job. It didn't include any gains in Toronto as restrictions in that city loosened after the survey week. Job gains were made in every province, including by 378,000 in Ontario, marking the first increase since the COVID-19 shutdown, Statistics Canada said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee girls: In a statement to CTV News, Morneau's office said that there is absolutely no link between his daughters' involvements with the charity and any work that WE does with the Government of Canada, according to CTV. The statement confirmed what website Canadaland first reported that the finance minister's daughter Clare has spoken at WE events, and his daughter Grace is currently employed by WE Charity. Now, the NDP are calling for an ethics investigation. Clare has spoken at WE events, as well as many other public events, in the context of the release of her book on young refugee girls. As well, Morneau's daughter Grace is a contractual employee of WE in an administrative role in the travel department, a job she has had since 2019 following her internship, according to Morneau's office. She has never been compensated for that work, said Maeva Proteau, press secretary for Morneau. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

robert unanue: Goya was founded in Manhattan in 1936 by Prudencio Unanue and his wife Carolina, immigrants from Spain, according to CTV. The company calls itself the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States. The company that makes products used in many Hispanic cuisines, but whose following extends well outside of that range, is getting some backlash after its CEO praised President Donald Trump at a White House event. Robert Unanue, a grandson and now Goya CEO, spoke at a Rose Garden event announcing a Hispanic Prosperity Initiative on Thursday. Almost immediately, Boycott Goya, Goya Foods and Goyaway began trending on social media platforms with scorn coming seemingly from all directions, including Hollywood and Washington. We are truly blessed, at the same time, to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder, Unanue said standing at a podium beside Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ucp: Moreover, the opportunities for these actors to do their important work of communicating with the public about the implications of the UCP's policies have been curtailed, along with public debate, according to National Observer. While trying to keep up with the avalanche of new developments, we may lose sight of the big picture the cumulative effects of these changes on the political landscape. The rapid pace of its announcements and the speed at which bills are pushed through the legislature have made careful analysis of the UCP's agenda challenging for the opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists. Among these are the effects on democracy and citizenship. The cumulative effect of these measures is a significant shift of power to the government to rule by decree and to employ state power to repress opposition. We have witnessed a series of moves to strip resources from civil society organizations, remove or weaken rights to representation and collective bargaining, and repress opposition to government policies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

capita concentrations: From the streets of the capital of Abu Dhabi to the tourist attractions of skyscraper-studded Dubai, the cameras keep track of the license plates and faces of those passing by them, according to CTV. While heralded as a safety measure in a country so far spared from a major militant attack, it also offers its authoritarian government means to track any sign of dissent. Experts believe the UAE has one of the highest per capita concentrations of surveillance cameras in the world. There is no protection of civil liberties because there are no civil liberties, said Jodi Vittori, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who studies the UAE. Dubai and Emirati government officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment in the days prior to publication. It said access to that material required proper legal processes, without elaborating on what rules or laws governed their use. After publication, the Emirati government acknowledged in a statement that UAE law enforcement has access to sophisticated technology and systems. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

executive chair: DeMarco has served as the longtime executive chair for the Environmental and Land Tribunal and as associate chair for the Conservation Review Board and Environmental Review Tribunal an independent and impartial body that makes decisions on environmental permits and assessments, and was recently recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme for its best practices, according to National Observer. It's a fantastic choice, said Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence, who has known DeMarco for some 25 years. Environmentalists are applauding the appointment, noting that DeMarco brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that could serve him well, depending on how the environment office in the auditor general's office is allowed to function. I'm really happy he's filling that role. It shows that they are filling the position vacated by Dianne Saxe former environmental commissioner seriously, Gray added. I think everyone is interested in seeing the degree of independence and effectiveness the office will have now ... but having DeMarco there would bode well for the office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

industry watchers: For the similarly flawed media industry, a long-standing problem has suddenly become harder to ignore Many outlets striving to inform the public of widespread racial bias do so with stories that are assigned, reported and analyzed by predominantly white editorial staff, according to CTV. The not-so-surprising result They're failing, say industry watchers and a growing number of staff members risking their jobs to speak out. All while reporters increasingly turn their attention to detailing institutional discrimination in nearly all other facets of society, including justice, politics, health care and education. And while many media organizations are expressing renewed commitments to diversify their newsrooms and coverage, those journalists say it will take more than pledges to create meaningful change. Corus Entertainment faced a public lashing by rank-and-file staff over claims of toxic workplaces for people of colour; the National Post endured a newsroom revolt over contentious columns that denied the existence of systemic racism in Canada; CBC suspended and disciplined star Wendy Mesley for twice quoting a racial slur in editorial meetings and CBC Radio's Yukon Morning host Christine Genier resigned over the lack of Indigenous representation in Canadian media. A SERIES OF MISSTEPS Revelations have emerged in recent weeks of racial indignities suffered at multiple news outlets, where current and former employees are attempting to lift the curtain on how and why tensions persist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parent: Now, the government announced Thursday, the government will allow non-biological Canadian parents who are a child's legal parent at birth to pass down their citizenship, according to CTV. Laurence Caron, who is Canadian, and her partner Elsje van der Ven, who is Dutch, are responsible for the change after a long legal battle. Previously, children born to Canadians abroad automatically received citizenship only if there was a genetic link between the parent and the child or the parent gave birth to the child. When van der Van gave birth to their son four years ago while they were living in the Netherlands, the couple went to apply for his Canadian citizenship and found out he didn't get it automatically. We were shocked, disappointed and very hurt, Caron said during a virtual news conference Thursday. The reason Caron's biological material was not used for his conception. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

population growth: According to Sondhi, Canada's population is seeing its slowest growth since 2015, and immigration has collapsed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Georgia Asian. That's bad news for the country's housing market. Fewer People Less Demand Easing Population Growth to Weigh on Housing goes the heading of the study prepared by economist Rishi Sondhi. Canada's population has expanded greatly on account of immigration, and with fewer newcomers arriving, both homeownership and rental markets are going to take a hit. Sondhi noted that most immigrants tend to settle in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary. Lesser inflows of immigrants and non-permanent residents will impact rental and ownership housing markets alike, Sondhi wrote in the document released Wednesday July 8 . According to Sondhi, the slowdown in immigration will have lasting impacts on the market for ownership housing . The effects are expected to be felt through 2021. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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singer front: Popular columnists who are featured on major platforms with significant media exposure that writers of colour can only dream of have also waded into the debate, according to National Observer. They call the decision by the Montreal Jazz Festival to cancel the show intellectual terrorism, an attack on freedom of speech, emotional tyranny, cultural Apartheid, a blow to artistic freedom, fascism and censorship. The show was recently cancelled after major protests and international media reported on the fact that it was produced by a white producer and featured a predominantly white cast with a white singer front and centre.I've heard Quebec pundits characterize the protests and the outrage as hysteria and paranoia. Are you listening to yourselves speak What embarrassing hyperbole!As stand-up comedian Louis T recently tweeted, when Mathieu Bock C t and Richard Martineau were against the re-enactment of the Battle at the Plains of Abraham by the federal government in 2009, the event was cancelled. What people are reading Cronyism, patronage and destruction of democratic rights mark Kenney's rule by decree They wanted to buy a forest to save it from loggers. Was that censorship too or simply a just cause prevailing When the CBC had to pull The Story of Us and publicly apologize following an uproar in Quebec about the way the historical TV series portrayed French settlers was that censorship or a wrong righted Perspective is a funny thing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration system: Problems in sharing information with immigration officials also slowed things down, according to CTV. The border agency is responsible for carrying out removal orders to ensure public safety and the integrity of the immigration system. In a report tabled in Parliament Wednesday, the auditor said the Canada Border Services Agency's efforts were hampered by poor data quality and case-management flaws, resulting in avoidable delays in thousands of cases. The report noted the federal government had made significant investments over the last decade to improve the efficiency of the asylum system, including removals. The agency also lost track of 34,700 people and was not conducting the regular follow-ups to locate them by opening each file at least every three years, or once a year for people with criminal histories. However, the auditor general found, the border agency had not touched thousands of files for years, including some high-priority removals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

laura tribe: In the absence of meaningful policy or regulation governing facial recognition, it cannot be considered safe for use in Canada, they tell the minister, according to National Observer. The letter, made public Wednesday, is signed by Tim McSorley, national co-ordinator of the Ottawa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, and Laura Tribe, executive director of Open Media, who are spearheading the campaign. In an open letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, they call the technology highly problematic, given its lack of accuracy and invasive nature, and say it poses a threat to Canadians' fundamental rights. It is endorsed by 29 other prominent groups including Amnesty International Canada, the Canadian Federation of Students, the Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association and Privacy International, as well as 46 academics, researchers, lawyers and other civil-society members. The government responded Wednesday by saying it is reviewing legislation, policies and programs related to all emerging technologies, including facial recognition. What people are reading Doug Ford ready to cut environmental assessments again for 'economic recovery'First Black candidate ever to run for the Conservative party leadership in Canada witnessed chat box filling with racial slurs as she debated opponentsWE details thousands in fees for Trudeaus The letter also calls on the government to initiate a meaningful public consultation on all aspects of facial-recognition technology in Canada and to establish clear, transparent policies and laws regulating its use, including reforms to federal privacy law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mood disorder: A new study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, finds adolescents who live in areas with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night get less sleep and are more likely to have a mood disorder than teens who live with low levels of outdoor light, according to CTV. Research has long studied the association between indoor artificial light and mental health, but few studies have looked at the impact of outdoor artificial light, especially in teens, making this the first study of its kind, the authors said, with potentially long-term implications for mental and physical health. Now, you may want to use light-blocking curtains at your bedroom windows as well -- especially for any children in your home. Although environmental light exposure is only one factor in a more complex network of influences on sleep and behavior, it is likely to be an important target for prevention and interventions in adolescent health, said co-author Kathleen Merikangas, a senior investigator and chief of the Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health, in a statement. Science has linked poor slumber with high blood pressure, a weakened immune system, weight gain, a lack of libido and a higher risk of diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, dementia and some cancers. POOR SLEEP IN TEENS When our internal 24-hour body clock, called our circadian rhythm, is disrupted by a change in sleep patterns or a sleep disorder, it impacts both our physical and mental health. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump: In the more prominent of the two cases, involving U.S. President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the justices greenlighted changes the Trump administration had sought, according to CTV. The administration announced in 2017 that it would allow more employers to opt out of providing the no-cost birth control coverage required under the law, but lower courts had blocked the changes. In both cases the court ruled 7-2, with two liberal justices joining conservatives in favour of the Trump administration and religious employers. The ruling is a significant election-year win for President Donald Trump, who counts on heavy support from evangelicals and other Christian groups for votes and policy backing. In one of those earlier cases, the court rejected Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants. It was also good news for the administration, which in recent weeks has seen headline-making Supreme Court decisions go against its positions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

driftwood beer: It's an annual Latin-American plaza featuring music, food, and plenty of booths offering everything from trips down south to works of art, according to Georgia Asian. And it wouldn't be Carnaval del Sol without a soccer tournament, which has become a festival trademark. That's because Latincouver is hosting Carnaval del Sol for the second and final day in Vancouver. There are plazas devoted to food, travel, Driftwood beer, and music from Latin America, which is home to more than 600 million people. The food plaza is attracting plenty of diners. In Vancouver, there has been a significant increase in the number of Brazilians and Mexicans, in particular, who've made Metro Vancouver their home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

employee safety: Warner says not all the services that are usually offered to the public will be available in-person and they'll continue to ask people to do things online where possible, according to CTV. All of the 318 of Service Canada Centres were closed on March 26 by Minister of Social Development Ahmed Hussen, citing safety issues for staff members and the need to follow public health advice due to COVID-19. Crystal Warner, national executive vice-president of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, confirmed to CTV News the re-opening would start this week, with a goal of having five offices per province. Prior to the shutdown, Warner says the situation at Service Canada Centres was so bad that employee safety was at risk, leading to employees refusing to work. Incidents of employees being spat on, having items thrown at them, and having employees call the police to break up fist fights, had happened in March according to Warner. Warner noted that as unemployment levels rose at the start of the pandemic, people coming into the office for services were increasingly agitated and hostile towards Service Canada employees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government data: The period of analysis was short, consisting of just 19 days from June 10 to 29, according to Georgia Asian. But, speaking at a news conference in Victoria this morning July 7 B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong described the information that the province collected from property-transfer tax forms as the most reliable data that's been collected on the issue so far. That's according to new government data released today July 7 that adds to what little is known about who is purchasing Vancouver properties and driving prices to record highs. For the City of Vancouver, foreign nationals accounted for 4.1 percent of property sales. For Surrey, it was 3.3 percent. For Richmond, that number was 14.3 percent and for Burnaby it was 10.9 percent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

restrictions: But as most of the country emerges from pandemic restrictions, the virus has resumed spreading at an alarming rate in Victoria's capital, Melbourne, according to CTV. The city is buckling down with more extreme and divisive measures that have ignited anger and arguments over who is to blame. The southeastern state of Victoria had some of the nation's toughest pandemic measures and was among the most reluctant to lift its restrictions when the worst of its outbreak seemed to have passed. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said Tuesday that the entire city and some of its surrounds will be locked down again from Wednesday night under tougher restrictions than were imposed during the first shutdown that started in March. About 3,000 residents of nine public housing high-rise buildings were given just an hour's notice at the weekend before being prohibited from leaving their apartments for at least five days. We are in many respects in a more precarious, challenging and potentially tragic position now than we were some months ago, Andrews said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.