Refugees
- The law would grant cabinet broad authority to suspend, terminate, or cancel entire categories of immigration applications whenever deemed to be in the ‘public interest.’ Without clearer definitions and safeguards, such powers could be exercised in response to short-term political pressures.
- The law would grant cabinet broad authority to suspend, terminate, or cancel entire categories of immigration applications whenever deemed to be in the ‘public interest.’ Without clearer definitions and safeguards, such powers could be exercised in response to short-term political pressures.
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- A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in 'life and death decisions'
- A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in 'life and death decisions'
- A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in 'life and death decisions'
- Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
- Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
- Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- The Ontario government is demanding that Ottawa foot a $200-million bill for the province and its two largest cities to cover costs associated with
- The Ontario government is demanding that Ottawa foot a $200-million bill for the province and its two largest cities to cover costs associated with
- The Ontario government is demanding that Ottawa foot a $200-million bill for the province and its two largest cities to cover costs associated with
- Debate over Ottawa’s handling of the settlement of refugee claimants has both the Trudeau government and the Conservatives trying to bait each other into
- Debate over Ottawa’s handling of the settlement of refugee claimants has both the Trudeau government and the Conservatives trying to bait each other into
- Debate over Ottawa’s handling of the settlement of refugee claimants has both the Trudeau government and the Conservatives trying to bait each other into
- The House Immigration Committee unanimously voted on Monday to hold an emergency study examining the issue of the irregular crossing of migrants into Canada
- The House Immigration Committee unanimously voted on Monday to hold an emergency study examining the issue of the irregular crossing of migrants into Canada
- The House Immigration Committee unanimously voted on Monday to hold an emergency study examining the issue of the irregular crossing of migrants into Canada
- New Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s move to stop cooperating with Ottawa on asylum seekers arriving in the province is, at best, a negotiating tactic
- New Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s move to stop cooperating with Ottawa on asylum seekers arriving in the province is, at best, a negotiating tactic
- New Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s move to stop cooperating with Ottawa on asylum seekers arriving in the province is, at best, a negotiating tactic
- The Ford government’s decision to halt its co-operation with Ottawa on the resettlement of asylum seekers could throw a wrench in the plan to
- The Ford government’s decision to halt its co-operation with Ottawa on the resettlement of asylum seekers could throw a wrench in the plan to
- The Ford government’s decision to halt its co-operation with Ottawa on the resettlement of asylum seekers could throw a wrench in the plan to
- Canada is changing its asylum system in response to the thousands of would-be refugees pouring across the Quebec-New York border, says Prime Minister Justin
- Canada is changing its asylum system in response to the thousands of would-be refugees pouring across the Quebec-New York border, says Prime Minister Justin
- Canada is changing its asylum system in response to the thousands of would-be refugees pouring across the Quebec-New York border, says Prime Minister Justin
- TORONTO—A refugee crisis influenced the outcome of the 2015 federal election. Will a new immigration crisis do the same in the planned 2019 federal
- TORONTO—A refugee crisis influenced the outcome of the 2015 federal election. Will a new immigration crisis do the same in the planned 2019 federal
- TORONTO—A refugee crisis influenced the outcome of the 2015 federal election. Will a new immigration crisis do the same in the planned 2019 federal
- In the face of overwhelming pressure, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on June 20, reversing his policy of separating migrant children from
- In the face of overwhelming pressure, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on June 20, reversing his policy of separating migrant children from
- In the face of overwhelming pressure, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on June 20, reversing his policy of separating migrant children from
- The recent visit of Canadian human rights worker Karen Spring to Ottawa as she attempted to convince Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland to go to bat
- The recent visit of Canadian human rights worker Karen Spring to Ottawa as she attempted to convince Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland to go to bat
- The recent visit of Canadian human rights worker Karen Spring to Ottawa as she attempted to convince Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland to go to bat
- It’s been more than five years since I spoke to Zeinab, a young girl from Syria living in a tattered tent within a makeshift
- It’s been more than five years since I spoke to Zeinab, a young girl from Syria living in a tattered tent within a makeshift
- It’s been more than five years since I spoke to Zeinab, a young girl from Syria living in a tattered tent within a makeshift
- OTTAWA—When Bob Rae speaks, people listen. Or so it seems. Last week’s announcement by the Trudeau government of $300-million in support over three years
- OTTAWA—When Bob Rae speaks, people listen. Or so it seems. Last week’s announcement by the Trudeau government of $300-million in support over three years
- OTTAWA—When Bob Rae speaks, people listen. Or so it seems. Last week’s announcement by the Trudeau government of $300-million in support over three years
- Canada and a leading human rights organization may be on the same page when it comes to helping out Rohingya refugees from Myanmar more
- Canada and a leading human rights organization may be on the same page when it comes to helping out Rohingya refugees from Myanmar more
- Canada and a leading human rights organization may be on the same page when it comes to helping out Rohingya refugees from Myanmar more