While diaspora communities rely on ethnic journalists to keep them informed and cover their issues, they often lack the resources for timely in-depth investigations.
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Pradip Rodrigues
Pradip Rodrigues began his career as a journalist at The Times of India, Mumbai. Since moving to Canada in 2000, he has written for several media outlets both here and in India on a variety of issues. Prior to joining NCM, he was at CanIndia newspaper for eight years.
Immigrants hailed and needed, but undervalued: new report
Immigrants may be the lifeline of the Canadian economy, but the system is designed to bring in highly qualified individuals to fill low-paying jobs outside of their professions, according to a Conference Board study.
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Tired of being exploited, international students shame “wage thieves”
After asking and negotiating failed, a grassroots group of international students in Cambridge, Ontario is turning to shaming tactics to push unscrupulous employers into paying owed wages. While some in the community question the tactics, the group is undeterred. NCM’s Pradip Rodrigues reports.
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Why Overcrowded Housing Has to be Fixed to Prevent Future Pandemics
New statistics show that the highest rate of COVID-19 is happening in the Greater Toronto area, putting multi-generational homes under the microscope as potential sources for outbreaks.
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How Many Immigrants Does Canada Really Need?
Canada’s ambitious plan to admit 1.2 million immigrants over the next three years sparks discussion on the nation’s ability to accommodate this surge. Pradip Rodrigues asks some tough questions.
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Small Cities Have Big Dreams for New Canadians
As the city of North Bay’s declining population causes worry about skilled labour shortages, the city looks to new Canadians to fill the gap.
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International Students Rally for a Clearer Pathway to Permanent Residency
As problems continue to arise due to COVID-19, one overlooked and growing population effected are international students who now call for changes in the requirements for permanent resident status.
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Anti-Black Racism Protests Should Prompt Introspection for South Asians
Why have many brown, and other light-skinned immigrants, been conspicuously absent from the anti-Black racism protests taking place in cities and towns around the globe?
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Only Quebec has a plan to save community newspapers
Last week the Quebec government released details on how it planned on disbursing $36.4 million to struggling newspapers over the next five years. This money is to help smaller newspapers that are especially hit by…
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Are those Against Higher Immigration Levels Bigots? Think Again
Last week, Canada’s innovation minister Navdeep Bains all but conceded that the Liberals needed to craft a positive message about boosting the number of immigrants into Canada. In other words those in favour of a…
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