Immigration and the ‘immigrant experience’ are often used as a smokescreen to mask systemic racism and exclusion. This is according to Neethan Shan, executive director…
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Make Citizenship Easier, Not Harder: McCallum
In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s ethnic media: The Liberal government is set to repeal Bill C-24; municipal councils wage…
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‘Delayed Citizens’ Escape Campaign Attention
While citizenship, immigration and refugee policy have been major issues in the current election campaign, not much has been said about the three-fold increase in…
View More ‘Delayed Citizens’ Escape Campaign AttentionDoes Your Canada Include 2nd Class Citizens?
What does it mean to be Canadian? What kind of Canada do we want? If you’ve tuned into the election coverage lately, you’ll know these…
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Family Reunification a Priority: Trudeau
A Liberal government will make family reunification one of its core immigration priorities along with renewing and expanding the refugee program. Party leader Justin Trudeau…
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#Refugeecrisis Galvanizes Arab Community
This year’s election campaign has been one of the longest in our country’s political history, characterized by the usual kinds of political messaging, policy debates…
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Harper Government Uses “Lawfare” to Police Muslims
“Lawfare” is a term that combines “law” and “warfare.” It describes how the law can be used as a weapon to punish and prosecute citizens.…
View More Harper Government Uses “Lawfare” to Police MuslimsExpat Voting Ban: ‘Troubling’ Trend in Canadian Citizenship
The Conservative government’s support of a ban preventing long-term expats from voting in the federal elections is not surprising, say Canadian academics. University of Ottawa…
View More Expat Voting Ban: ‘Troubling’ Trend in Canadian CitizenshipNew Citizenship Laws Spark Fears in Ethnic Communities
Activists from ethnic communities in Canada said they will fight a new law that changes the Citizenship Act which gives government the power to strip…
View More New Citizenship Laws Spark Fears in Ethnic CommunitiesFinal Citizenship Changes Come Into Force
The remaining revisions to Canada’s Citizenship laws came into force on June 11, 2015. Last year the government introduced Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship…
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