Thursday, May 1, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Latest Paper

Refugees

Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Marc Miller
In March, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said those fleeing the Sudan Civil War would start arriving in Canada in late 2024 into 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Marc Miller
In March, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said those fleeing the Sudan Civil War would start arriving in Canada in late 2024 into 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said there’s a lack of consensus in Canada—and the Liberal caucus—about giving status to some undocumented people. But many Canadians support regularization, write Debbie Douglas, Amy Go, Samina Sami, and Samya Hasan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said there’s a lack of consensus in Canada—and the Liberal caucus—about giving status to some undocumented people. But many Canadians support regularization, write Debbie Douglas, Amy Go, Samina Sami, and Samya Hasan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 9, 2016
If Immigration Minister John McCallum believes implementing the recommendations of the auditor general will fix the system, he is wrong, writes Angelo Persichilli, who says the real problem are those who legally obtain citizenship with the intent of abusing Canada’s tolerance and hospitality. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 9, 2016
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 9, 2016
If Immigration Minister John McCallum believes implementing the recommendations of the auditor general will fix the system, he is wrong, writes Angelo Persichilli, who says the real problem are those who legally obtain citizenship with the intent of abusing Canada’s tolerance and hospitality. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | May 4, 2016
The federal government has promised to launch an investigation following a report by Auditor General Michael Ferguson that highlighted missed opportunities to stop citizenship fraud. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | May 4, 2016
News | BY TIM NAUMETZ | May 4, 2016
The federal government has promised to launch an investigation following a report by Auditor General Michael Ferguson that highlighted missed opportunities to stop citizenship fraud. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | May 2, 2016
The House of Commons will be sitting for the next three weeks—the longest Consecutive sitting period since the start of 2016. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | May 2, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | May 2, 2016
The House of Commons will be sitting for the next three weeks—the longest Consecutive sitting period since the start of 2016. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2016
The Brexit vote is coming at a particularly bad time for British Prime Minister David Cameron, says Gwynne Dyer. Photo courtesy of the UK government
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2016
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | April 13, 2016
The Brexit vote is coming at a particularly bad time for British Prime Minister David Cameron, says Gwynne Dyer. Photo courtesy of the UK government
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2016
Canada's Chief of Protocol Angela Bogdan, Retired Heads of Mission Association president Sandelle Scrimshaw, Soup Sisters founder Sharon Hapton, RHOMA program director Penny Reedie and past president Rick Kohler. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 13, 2016
Canada's Chief of Protocol Angela Bogdan, Retired Heads of Mission Association president Sandelle Scrimshaw, Soup Sisters founder Sharon Hapton, RHOMA program director Penny Reedie and past president Rick Kohler. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | April 13, 2016
Opinion | April 13, 2016
Opinion | April 13, 2016
Opinion | BY ROUBA AL-FATTAL | April 11, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Immigration Minister John McCallum, and Health Minister Jane Philpott, are pictured Nov. 19, at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with a UNHCR staffer. Photograph courtesy of Immigration Canada
Opinion | BY ROUBA AL-FATTAL | April 11, 2016
Opinion | BY ROUBA AL-FATTAL | April 11, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Immigration Minister John McCallum, and Health Minister Jane Philpott, are pictured Nov. 19, at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with a UNHCR staffer. Photograph courtesy of Immigration Canada
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 11, 2016
Syrian refugees, pictured Sept. 2, 2015, arriving in Greece by boat. The Hill Times photograph by Fernando Del Borro
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 11, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 11, 2016
Syrian refugees, pictured Sept. 2, 2015, arriving in Greece by boat. The Hill Times photograph by Fernando Del Borro
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Immigration Minister John McCallum, and Health Minister Jane Philpott, are pictured Nov. 19, at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with a UNHCR staffer. Photograph courtesy of Immigration Canada
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA | April 4, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Immigration Minister John McCallum, and Health Minister Jane Philpott, are pictured Nov. 19, at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with a UNHCR staffer. Photograph courtesy of Immigration Canada
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 4, 2016
Justin Trudeau mishandled a delicate issue last week when he tried to explain why unemployed oil sector workers in Edmonton are not eligible for enriched EI benefits, while their colleagues in Calgary are. Sounding more like Harper than the Care Bear, Trudeau said it was a matter of 'cold, hard mathematics.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 4, 2016
Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | April 4, 2016
Justin Trudeau mishandled a delicate issue last week when he tried to explain why unemployed oil sector workers in Edmonton are not eligible for enriched EI benefits, while their colleagues in Calgary are. Sounding more like Harper than the Care Bear, Trudeau said it was a matter of 'cold, hard mathematics.' The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
Opinion | March 14, 2016
Opinion | March 14, 2016
Opinion | March 14, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 14, 2016
Rookie Liberal MP Geng Tan and his constituency office staff mentored Syrian refugee Shoghig Bedros for two months and she found a paid job. Mr. Tan is encouraging other MPs to do the same. Photograph courtesy of Liberal MP Geng Tan
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 14, 2016
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 14, 2016
Rookie Liberal MP Geng Tan and his constituency office staff mentored Syrian refugee Shoghig Bedros for two months and she found a paid job. Mr. Tan is encouraging other MPs to do the same. Photograph courtesy of Liberal MP Geng Tan