With the federal election on Monday, NCM summarizes top, must-read stories from this week: on vaccine passports, Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis and more.
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Latinas Looking to Represent Diaspora on Parliament Hill
Two women born in Latin America are trying to battle the historical under-representation of women in politics in this upcoming federal election. NCM Reporter Isabel Inclan highlights some of the history that got them to where they are today and the plans they have for the country’s future.
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Survey Shows Vancouver Businesses Need More Skilled Immigrants
Election issues survey shows businesses and residents in the Greater Vancouver Area want the next government to increase efforts to attract skilled immigrants.
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Federal Leaders Fail to Denounce Racism by Playing Politics
Anti-racism advocates say the federal leaders have missed an opportunity to denounce racism by choosing to play politics instead.
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Debate Skirts Crucial Issue of Immigration
“I’m still undecided after watching the debate because I don’t think there was that one moment that was a game changer.” – Paula Arab, an undecided voter.
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Ethnic Media Help Get Immigrants to Ballot Boxes
As the federal election date nears, NCM looks into the role played by ethnic media in encouraging voting and informing ballot choices.
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Anti-Racism Advocates Call on Party Leaders to Help Kill Bill 21
Anti-racism advocates are calling on key political leaders in Canada to publicly renounce Quebec’s Bill 21 “secularism” law during this election campaign. Last April, the Quebec Superior Court ruled that although the secularism law violated the basic rights of religious minorities in the province, those violations are permissible because of the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause.
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Canada Stops Afghanistan Evacuation; Applicants Inside Country Excluded Anyway
Following the terrorist attack on Kabul’s International airport yesterday, Canada stopped the evacuation operations. Zahra Mahdi reports on Afghan nationals in a desperate situation still in Afghanistan who were not eligible for Canada’s Special Programs.
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The Shadowy Business of International Education
Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it, reports Nicholas Hune-Brown for The Walrus magazine.
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Following Haiti President’s Assassination, Calls Surface for Less Foreign Intervention
After a major earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday just a month after the country’s President was assassinated, calls grow for a political solution without foreign interference.
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