Educator Kelly Reimer knows racism is a problem, but not just in Winnipeg – throughout all of Canada. “I don’t think the
The recent Maclean’s magazine feature labeling Winnipeg Canada’s most racist city lets other cities ‘off the hook,’ says Peter Kulchyski, head of the
The Saskatoon International Airport was a scene of exultation and relief on Sept. 17 when a family of seven Syrian refugees arrived
The email arrived on the evening of Friday, December 4th. Our first Syrian refugee family will be here soon. The alert came
On a chilly December weekend in East Toronto, a makeshift “tent city” appeared as the cool night air rolled in. In the
For Sammar Mian and Atief Sheikh and their families, waiting for more than four hours at the airport to welcome incoming Syrian
The efforts by the Canadian government to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by February 2016 is generous, but it does not address the
New innovative employment programs aim to integrate government-assisted refugees (GARs) into the Canadian labour market. At the Employment Pathways for Refugees forum at the 18th
During the first week of September, I stopped looking at Facebook. My news feed was full of one picture: an image of
Look at any online newspaper or magazine story about Syrian refugees and then read the comment section—if you dare. The comments range