Share This is a very important debate. Really want to hear from the readers on this. BTW, should Kenney change his title to “minister responsible for pluralism”? Any alarm here? In short: So … what’s the difference? Multiculturalism: The term is strictly for immigrants – it does not include Canada’s English or French founding cultures [...]
Share Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. A recent book against Asian immigrants published by the right-wing research organization, the Fraser Institute, has raised concerns among the general public, to such a point that federal [...]
Share Auditor general Sheila Fraser opened fire against the gov’s immigration reform today (full OAG report). While CIC has said that it has cleared 30% of backlog within a year, Fraser says the drop was only 6.5%. Whose accounting should we trust? Reforms to fast track skilled immigrants a bust so far: auditor general THE [...]
Share With Mulroney being grilled at the Oliphant enquiry day and night and Harper’s deliberate effort to distant himself from his former mentor, it’s quite surprising that Harper still surpasses Mulroney as the worst PM. Perhaps the Tories should really think again picking another leader if they wish to have any hope in getting more [...]
Share Just found this very interesting analysis into why British MP Galloway is banned from entering Canada. According to Global Research, there’s much more behind mere “security measures” claimed by CIC minister Jason Kenney. British MP George Galloway barred from Canada under the Canada Israel “Public Security” Agreement by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, March 26, [...]
Share At least CIC realizes we have to compete with other western countries for immigrants. Good for them. THE CANADIAN PRESS – Canada has reversed a decades-long trend toward longer immigration wait times, with prospective newcomers having their applications processed 12% faster last year. The 2008 figures from Citizenship and Immigration show 80% of applications [...]
Share I think this is right. I’m a little surprised that they didn’t do it earlier. The question is, how do they define “competent” English. (Note on Mar 21, 2009: Kenney released a statement to clarify his position on language and citizenship.) THE CANADIAN PRESS – Immigrants who can’t speak English or French well enough [...]
Share CanWest reports tonight that CIC minister Jason Kenney is considering axing the number of immigrants coming to Canada. CIC later clarified its position on Omni News that only temporary foreign work permits may drop for a short while but overall immigration levels will remain untouched. Well, I can see the consideration does make sense. [...]
Share Jason Kenney’s office has sternly refuted a story published by CanWest about Canada’s plan to take in Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This is the CanWest‘s story: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is looking at the possibility of accepting several Chinese Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay, without setting a precedent for several other detainees [...]
Share Looks like the Conservative fighting dogs will start barking soon. Jason Kenney will be the first: Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal – Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, will participate in a conference call TOMORROW with the media. He will deliver a statement and then answer questions on the Liberal-NDP-Bloc [...]
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