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There’s a simple solution to niqabs and oath swearing – but Harper won’t allow it
Women like Zunera Ishaq needn’t feel obliged to wear their veils while swearing the citizenship oath. Religious freedoms can be respected by simply allowing them to take the oath in a room where no men are present. In that case, exposing their faces would not conflict with their religious values. This is what the law calls a “reasonable accommodation,” a gesture that harms no one but allows affected individuals to respect their beliefs.
Tags: featured, globalization, immigration, multiculturalism, rights, women
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The skills paradox
… we should put more effort into delivering and evaluating post-immigration programs to support the language skills and cultural capital that underpin successful integration of newcomers into the labour market. And we should offer more opportunities for training and continuing education for older workers in order to boost the skills of those whose time in the conventional classroom lie years behind them.
Tags: economy, ideology, immigration, participation, standard of living
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Treat all Canadian citizens equally under our laws
It’s tempting to not much care what happens to a murderous extremist who scorns our democracy, flouts our laws and seeks to strike fear in our hearts… Modern citizenship is a fundamental status, not something that can be revoked because the government deems a person not deserving. Banishing citizens is a throwback to totalitarian regimes and primitive eras… Whatever their origins, Canadians whose crimes shock the conscience of society should face the full force of the law and the same penalties. There must be one citizenship, and one justice, for all.
Tags: globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights, standard of living
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We closed our doors to the world
Since 2008 it has become harder to get into Canada, to stay here permanently, and to become a citizen. This is due to a steady stream of changes by the federal government that affect virtually all aspects of our immigration and refugee policy. Many of the changes came without public discussion or debate, often buried in “omnibus” bills… In 2014 refugees represented less than 9 per cent of the immigration flow to Canada (as compared to 14 per cent in 2005), while the economic class rose to 63.4 per cent and is targeted to reach 70 per cent.
Tags: featured, globalization, Health, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights
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Where is the leader with the vision to match the refugee crisis?
… we should seek as much immigration… as this vast and underpopulated country can accommodate, with a preference for legitimate fugitives from oppression. In 1912, Canada… accepted 402,000 immigrants… This would be like admitting two million immigrants to Canada in one year now. Instead of a national vision… we have paranoid xenophobia and tokenistic militarism from the government
Tags: globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism
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The Refugees: Canada’s Opportunity of the Century
… the new refugees have arrived with exquisite timing… We should have our own immigration officials on the platform of the Munich train station, elbowing the Germans out of the way while we pitch every trainload of refugees on the attractions of Canada… Canadians born in the 1950s will be around until the 2040s or even later… Who’s going to support them, if not a young generation of smart, hard-working young Canadians from the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa?
Tags: economy, globalization, immigration, youth
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Canada’s refugee policies are mean and incompetent
With the cuts to refugee health care and their amendments to the refugee law, the government has gone to great lengths to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Canada… There is a meanness and incompetence to Canada’s refugee and immigration policies that we have never seen in previous governments, no matter which party held office. It is unprecedented for the Canadian government to do so little in the face of such a grave disaster.
Tags: featured, globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, philanthropy
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Canada should fix refugee system
The problem isn’t a lack of open hearts or willing hands. It isn’t even a lack of money. The stumbling block to bringing more desperate people to this country is that it has become next to impossible to connect them with the people ready to welcome them here. The refugee system has become so tangled and slow that asylum seekers languish in camps while would-be sponsors wait in frustration.
This is an eminently fixable problem…
Tags: budget, globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, philanthropy
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The Swedish sex-work model is a success
… the Swedish model – because it targets buyers rather than sellers – curbs the demand for purchased sex, which is the key driver behind sex trafficking… While punishing only buyers and not sellers of sex is the right approach, it is apparent that we have not provided enough assistance to individuals in prostitution in terms of housing, education, health care and a way out of the sex industry… After all, the purpose of the model is to protect vulnerable individuals
Tags: crime prevention, globalization, Health, ideology, immigration, poverty, rights, women
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Foreign Temp Worker Approvals Plummet
”The Harper Conservatives wanted to give the impression they were cracking down on the TFW program, but all they’ve done in reality is create new streams that employers can use,” McGowan said. ”Some of those streams have fewer rules than the old streams did.” … the real indicator of foreign workers brought to Canada would be shown in the number of work permits granted, a number the federal government has not released in six months despite promises to do so quarterly.
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology, immigration, rights, standard of living
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