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NDP jumps gun on passage of refugee bill – it hasn’t passed
NDP immigration critic Jinny Sims OTTAWA — It appears the NDP jumped the gun with a fiery news release condemning the passage of Bill C-31, the government’s oft-criticized omnibus refugee bill. The...
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The MPs that didn’t miss 159 consecutive votes (not one!)
Staying up for 24 hours straight isn’t easy, nor is it easy to do it while voting in the House of Commons on 159 consecutive votes. But a few pulled off the trick. While some MPs took breaks to nap,...
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Thousands of new Canadians may be stripped of citizenship in fraud sweep: Kenney
OTTAWA — The federal government is now moving to strip as many as 3,139 new Canadians of their citizenship as part of a massive ongoing investigation targeting nearly 11,000 immigrants suspected of...
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Tories on defensive as controversial couple invited, then barred, from...
OTTAWA — The Conservatives were on the defensive Thursday after they abruptly barred a Montreal couple from testifying to a Commons committee the day before, when they found an interview with a white...
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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney seeks to ‘strike the right balance’ in...
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Jason Kenney plans to seek advice from all parties on how to “strike the right balance” between barring foreigners whose views could inspire violence and those who simply...
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NDP industry critic has trouble keeping eyes open in House of Commons
Turns out Calgary Conservative MP Rob Anders isn’t the only MP having trouble staying awake in the House of Commons. Federal NDP industry critic Hélène LeBlanc was captured on video this week having...
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Wife of a dictator? Canada may bar you from entering country under proposed...
OTTAWA—Anyone promoting or glorifying terrorism, violence against a specific group, a senior member in the administration of a country sanctioned by Canada or even one of their relatives could soon be...
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A sea of troubles: Canada’s plan to confront human-smuggling by following...
… It took two migrant ships and 568 Tamil asylum seekers arriving in Victoria, British Columbia, to tip Canada’s refugee policy to the right. Just hours after the arrival of the second ship, the MV Sun...
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Rejected immigrants get golden ticket to Canada thanks to computer glitch
OTTAWA — About 150 newcomers got lucky Wednesday after the government decided to grant them permanent residency even though their immigration applications were unceremoniously tossed thanks to the...
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Canada under fire for resettling fewer refugees despite promises to boost intake
OTTAWA — Despite government promises to boost the number of United Nations-referred refugees that are resettled in Canada, new figures suggest 2012 marked a 14-year low and refugee advocates want to...
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Will work for less: a primer on temporary foreign workers
Earlier this week, news broke that RBC plans to hire 45 temporary foreign workers through iGate, an IT contractor, to fill positions of employees who say that, in fact, they’re training their own...
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NDP looking to court ethnic vote
OTTAWA — The NDP appears to be taking a page out of the Conservative handbook, reaching out to ethnic communities in a bid to expand its base. Shortly after New Democrats passed a motion to recognize...
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NDP makes pitch to fix ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship quagmire
OTTAWA — So-called “Lost Canadians” are taking to Parliament Hill this week, fighting for the citizenship they say is rightly theirs — and it appears they have the opposition on their side. They are...
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People to watch as Parliament resumes
OTTAWA – As parliamentarians return to Ottawa for the throne speech next week, Postmedia News focuses on some key players – politicians and bureaucrats – who will be under the spotlight (or trying to...
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Feds drag feet on inspections of places that employ temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA — Not one Canadian employer of temporary foreign workers has been inspected to date despite a Conservative government promise to do so during last year’s initial overhaul of the controversial...
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Foreign workers applications plummet in sign overhaul is success: Kenney
OTTAWA — Employment Minister Jason Kenney says there’s been a significant decrease in applications for temporary foreign workers since the government announced an overhaul of the troubled program...
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Government looking to go even tougher on companies who violate temporary...
OTTAWA — The federal government is considering lifetime bans and heftier fines on employers found to have violated its new regulations on temporary foreign workers. In a discussion paper posted...
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Kenney pledging to wipe out social security tribunal backlog by this summer
By Lee-Anne Goodman OTTAWA — Jason Kenney is vowing that by this summer, he’ll eliminate the massive caseload backlog that’s left thousands of ailing or injured Canadians waiting years for appeals...
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