by Susan Delacourt in Ottawa The best person to explain the big new-year changes to the federal cabinet’s makeup might well be someone who doesn’t…
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by Janice Dickson in Ottawa Sitting cross-legged on a thin UNHCR mat covering a concrete floor and nursing her 14-month-old, Yasmeen Al-Alow was glad to…
View More Prisoners of the Desert: Inside Jordan’s Azraq Refugee CampConsultation Overlooks Citizenship
Commentary by Andrew Griffith in Ottawa Some things never change. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launches consultations on immigration and leaves out any questions…
View More Consultation Overlooks Citizenship“Safe Country” Should Not Apply to Mexico, says UofT Study
by Aurora Tejeida in Vancouver, British Columbia The University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program is suggesting that Mexico be removed from Canada’s “safe country”…
View More “Safe Country” Should Not Apply to Mexico, says UofT StudyCorporate Canada Helped Raise $30M for Refugees: McCallum
by Judy Trinh in Ottawa Now that Canada has settled 25,000 government sponsored Syrian refugees, the Immigration Minister says he will use the lessons learned…
View More Corporate Canada Helped Raise $30M for Refugees: McCallumRefugee Settlement: Govt Playing Big Brother
Commentary by Don Curry in North Bay, Ontario The federal government needs to take off its MTV glasses (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) and resume looking at the…
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Open Doors for Syrians, Closed for Others
by Judy Trinh in Ottawa, Ontario It is with awe and a heavy heart that 21-year-old Aganze Bihamba watches the massive national effort to bring…
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